"Is this an Illinois workers' compensation claim?"
Two recent scenarios we were presented with that have come up a bunch in the past:
#1 I was sitting at my desk all day, got up to stretch my legs and bent down to tie my shoe. When I stood back up my back popped ad now I'm out of work with a herniated disc.
That unfortunately does not sound like a case as nothing about the job contributed to the accident. If you are not at an increased risk at work for having an injury than you would be anywhere else then it is not a case.
Compare that with this:
#2 I had a pre-existing back injury for which I was off work. My last MRI showed a bulging disc in my back at the L4-5 level. The original injury was not work related. First day back I picked up a box, felt a strain and now have a herniated disc per a new MRI.
That is a case because it is work related and even though the condition was pre-existing, the MRI's make clear that the job accident caused the problem to get worse.
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