Which factors does the adjuster review to determine if benefits should be changed or continued?

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Which factors does the adjuster review to determine if benefits should be changed or continued?

When deciding whether benefits should be changed or continued, the adjuster looks at the worker’s current medical status and how it affects their ability to work. Medical evidence provides the health context, showing diagnoses, treatments, prognosis, and any changes in condition. An impairment rating translates that medical information into a quantified level of functional loss, which often influences permanent or partial disability benefits. Work restrictions show what the worker can actually do in terms of tasks and duties, guiding return-to-work options and potential continued wage loss or benefit adjustments. Because any one of these can change over time, the adjuster must consider all of them together to determine if benefits should stay the same, be increased, reduced, or stopped.

When deciding whether benefits should be changed or continued, the adjuster looks at the worker’s current medical status and how it affects their ability to work. Medical evidence provides the health context, showing diagnoses, treatments, prognosis, and any changes in condition. An impairment rating translates that medical information into a quantified level of functional loss, which often influences permanent or partial disability benefits. Work restrictions show what the worker can actually do in terms of tasks and duties, guiding return-to-work options and potential continued wage loss or benefit adjustments. Because any one of these can change over time, the adjuster must consider all of them together to determine if benefits should stay the same, be increased, reduced, or stopped.

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