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Consult a licensed mental health professional to diagnose and document your condition, such as PTSD or anxiety, linking it to a workplace incident.
Suffering from PTSD or mental health conditions due to workplace trauma in Connecticut?
Free Consultation1 in 3
first responders in the U.S. develop PTSD.
61%+
of workers with mental health conditions (including PTSD) report that their productivity at work is affected by symptoms.
6%
Of adults will be affected at some point in their lives.
Protect your health and legal rights by following these steps after a PTSD or mental health diagnosis related to your workplace to secure workers' compensation benefits.
Consult a licensed mental health professional to diagnose and document your condition, such as PTSD or anxiety, linking it to a workplace incident.
Notify your employer within 1 year of diagnosis or when you knew or should have known the condition was work-related to comply with Connecticut workers' compensation law.
Record details of the traumatic event or workplace conditions causing your mental health condition, including any related incident reports or witness statements.
Submit Form 30C to the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission within 3 years of diagnosis to secure benefits.
Reach out at (860) 489-1878 for a free consultation to ensure full workers' compensation benefits.
The Nicholas Law Firm focuses on workers’ compensation claims for PTSD and mental health conditions across Northwest Connecticut, including Torrington, Litchfield, Winsted, and Harwinton. Our attorneys leverage extensive experience in mental health workers’ compensation claims to secure full benefits for injured workers.
Our workers’ compensation lawyers have a strong track record of winning PTSD and mental health claims for employees throughout Torrington, Waterbury, and surrounding Connecticut communities, recovering benefits for therapy, wage replacement, and long-term care.
We are experts in Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Act provisions specific to psychological injuries, PTSD, anxiety, and depression caused by workplace trauma. This knowledge allows us to build strong, evidence-based claims that withstand insurer scrutiny.
Our Torrington lawyers conduct thorough investigations into traumatic workplace events, leveraging medical evaluations, psychiatric testimony, and incident reports to prove your condition is work-related and fully compensable.
We work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay nothing unless we secure your workers' compensation benefits. This ensures every worker—especially those with mental health struggles—has access to legal representation.
Under Connecticut workers’ compensation law, PTSD and mental health conditions can be covered if caused by: A traumatic workplace event (e.g., witnessing a fatal accident, severe injury, or violence) or Job-related stress in high-risk roles like emergency responders or healthcare workers.
We fight to secure workers' compensation benefits for PTSD and mental health conditions caused by workplace incidents in Torrington Connecticut.
Workers' compensation covers all reasonable costs for therapy, psychiatric care, medications, and treatments related to your PTSD or mental health condition.
Compensation for lost wages, typically up to 75% of after-tax wages, if your condition prevents you from working.
Workers' compensation provides vocational rehabilitation services to help you return to work or train for a new role if your condition prevents you from resuming your prior job.
Workers' compensation provides benefits for permanent partial or total disability caused by your mental health condition.
Seek medical attention from a licensed mental health professional to diagnose your condition. Report it to your employer, document the workplace incident, file a workers' compensation claim, and avoid admitting fault. Contact a workers' compensation lawyer to protect your rights.
You must notify your employer within 1 year of diagnosis or when you knew or should have known the condition was work-related, and file a claim (Form 30C) with the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission within 3 years.
PTSD or mental health conditions are compensable if caused by a work-related physical injury or a specific traumatic workplace event.
You can appeal a denial with the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission within 20 days, and our attorneys can represent you to secure your benefits.
We guide you through workers' compensation claims to secure maximum benefits for PTSD and mental health conditions caused by workplace incidents.
Investigate workplace incidents and medical diagnoses to establish your PTSD or mental health condition as work-related for your workers' compensation claim.
Collect medical records, incident reports, and psychiatric expert testimony to support your workers' compensation claim.
File your workers' compensation claim and appeal denials to ensure you receive full benefits.
Handle communications with your employer’s insurance company to secure fair benefits for your mental health condition.
Pursue all available benefits, including medical expenses, wage replacement, and vocational rehabilitation, to support your recovery.
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First, I want to say that I am blessed to have Attorney Jeff Nicholas and his law firm representing me. They have been patient and reassuring during the tough times of surgery and the ongoing battle with workers’ compensation. They have represented me for over 14 years, and although the fight isn’t finished, I know I am in good hands and that they are working for what’s best for me and my family. Many thanks!
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Proven Success in Securing Compensation
$1,333,672
Closed head injury with concussion and traumatic brain injury, improved with treatment over time; no surgery required.
$1,295,000
Motor vehicle accident resulting in a wrongful death claim, with compensation obtained for the estate and surviving family.
$1,100,000
Injured as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident, sustained multiple fractures requiring surgery, and made a strong recovery.
$1,000,000
Low back injury with multiple surgeries, additional knee surgeries, and early retirement due to ongoing disability.
$900,000
Client’s workplace head trauma caused permanent damage, with settlement addressing long-term care needs.
$850,000
Passenger in a head-on collision, sustained fractures requiring surgeries and made a good recovery
$850,000
Decedent was passenger in motor vehicle that was struck by hit and run Defendant driver who fled the scene.
$840,000
Passengers injured by a DUI driver; bars notified. One required triple-level cervical fusion, the other sustained significant scarring.
$750,000
Motorcycle passenger accident resulting in wrongful death; policy limits fully recovered.
$688,000
Rear-end work truck accident causing neck and lower back injuries requiring lumbar fusion.
$680,000
Low back injury with multiple surgeries; received Social Security benefits before ultimately returning to work.
$629,569
Fully contested case involving a back injury from an accident; required surgeries, went to a formal hearing where we prevailed, and the client made a good recovery.
$610,000
Head injury with concussion, inner ear damage, memory issues, chest pain, lower back spasms, and multiple injuries to hip, knee, and broken ankle.
$593,000
Work-related knee injury requiring total knee arthroscopy, followed by infection and multiple corrective surgeries.
$575,000
Severe injuries to head, vision, back, shoulder, hip, and leg, causing constant pain and lasting daily limitations.
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