Do Workers Compensation benefits have any effect on disability benefits?
A. The receipt by a claimant of Workers Compensation benefits may negatively affect the payment of disability benefits. The formula for comparing Workers Compensation benefits and Social Security disability benefits is also complicated, but in general terms, if the combination of disability benefits and Workers Compensation benefits exceeds eighty (80%) percent of the claimant’s average monthly earnings at the time the disability benefits begin, the disability benefits may be offset, or paid at a lesser rate, until the claimant no longer receives Workers Compensation benefits. A claimant must provide Social Security with Workers Compensation information so that Social Security benefits may be correctly calculated.
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