The injured worker suffered a work-related cumulative trauma injury that affected her cervical spine, lumbar spine, right middle finger, bilateral shoulder, bilateral wrist, and bilateral wrist CTS from 09/07/1987 to 06/05/2012 while working as a senior clerk at San Antonio regional hospital. This was settled through compromise and release for $112,000.
After going through the workers’ comp process, Silberman & Lam, LLP filed for subsequent injury benefits trust fund (SIBTF) due to the applicant’s preexisting health conditions which includes bilateral tarsal tunnel, gastrointestinal issues, chronic hemorrhoids, headache and migraines, asthma, mild anemia, hypokalemia, sleep issues, sinus, myxomatous uterus, allergic urticaria, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Over the course of the case, Silberman & Lam, LLP was able to secure an award of 100% disability against SIBTF. With this, the injured worker was entitled to lifetime benefits, she received back benefits of $182,146 and weekly ongoing benefits of $787. On average life expectancy, the award has an estimated present value of $1,000,000.
