Total and Permanent Disability Benefits
Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) Benefits 101
What is permanent partial disability (PPD)? Permanent partial disability benefit, or PPD, is a benefit in the Minnesota workers’ compensation system used to compensate an injured worker for the permanent impairment or the loss of use or function of a body part due… Read more »
MN Work Comp Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) Benefits
Permanent partial disability (PPD) is a Minnesota workers’ compensation benefit that is payable for the permanent functional loss of use of a body part due to a work-related injury. Once you have reached Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI), if you have a permanent injury,… Read more »
MN PERA Police and Fire Plan Retirement Benefits and Workers’ Compensation Permanent Total Disability: Have You Been Underpaid?
Minnesota’s disabled police officers and firefighters are often eligible for disability benefits – either duty or regular – through the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) Police and Fire Plan. However, there are certain age and service limitations regulating who can apply for… Read more »
PERA Police and Fire Plan Benefits: Don’t Apply for the Wrong Type of Benefit!
Meuser Law Office, P.A. has proudly and successfully represented hundreds of police officers and firefighters throughout the state of Minnesota for PERA disability and workers’ compensation claims for in-the-line-of-duty injuries. Coordinating all the different types of benefits available to injured police officers… Read more »
What Does It Mean to be Permanently Totally Disabled?
Permanent total disability or “PTD” is a wage loss benefit paid to an injured worker whose injuries are so extensive that he or she is unable to find meaningful gainful employment. A judge at a hearing will determine whether or… Read more »