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A more personal approach to your mental health claim in Victoria.
Whether it’s from bullying and harassment or any other cause, if your work causes a stress-related condition (referred to as a psychological injury) you may be entitled to compensation.
We’ve helped many people with work-related psychological injuries get compensation, but we understand your situation is unique, and you’re different from every one of them. Getting you more compensation starts with building a personal relationship with you, to truly understand your situation.
There’s no cost to speak to a Victorian WorkCover lawyer, tell your side of the story, and find out how much you can claim.
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A specialist lawyer will review your circumstances and tell you how much you can claim.
Our mental health WorkCover lawyers will get you more compensation.
Mental health issues often mean time off work, unplanned expenses and financial stress. But we’re here to help. We get to know you and your family to learn about your life before your psychological injury. We look beyond your injury, to understand your work, family, social and financial situation. Then we look at what’s changed. Many of our clients’ injuries have led to other life complications and health issues. By getting to know you personally we identify these issues and claim all your entitlements. That’s why you’ll get more compensation with Law Partners on your side.
What psychological illnesses can I claim for in Victoria?
No matter what mental health injury you’re dealing with, we’re here to help you claim your full compensation entitlements.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Usually caused by witnessing a traumatic event or being exposed to a number of traumatic events over time.
Adjustment disorder.
Where you continue to have emotional or behavioural reactions to stressful situations at work that contribute to feeling anxious or depressed.
Depression.
Can be brought on by similar situations to anxiety and can often result from physical injuries.
Anxiety.
Brought on by a number of work-related situations, such as bullying, harassment, intimidation, and working dangerous hours.
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Speak with one of our friendly WorkCover lawyers today and find out if you can claim. It’s a free service for you.
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Your WorkCover lawyer will ask more questions and get to know you personally to work out everything you’re entitled to.
We’ll offer to start your claim.
We’ll explain how we can claim all your compensation and give you our ‘no win no fee’ guarantee. The choice to proceed is all yours.
What can I claim for a psychological injury in Victoria?
The amount you can claim for your stress-related condition depends on your whole person impairment (WPI) assessment. Here’s a summary of entitlements:
| Victorian Workers Compensation Payments: | |
|---|---|
| Weekly payments | These are payments to compensate you for lost income while you’re off work. |
| Medical expenses | Payment of your medical, hospital, ambulance, rehabilitation (including home help) and travel expenses. |
| Permanent impairment payout | A lump sum compensation payout to cover permanent impairment as a result of work-related injury or illness. |
| Work Injury Damages payout | Also known as common law claim, this is a lump sum payout for damages if your injury was caused by your employer’s negligence. |
To qualify for a permanent impairment lump sum for a psychological injury, you’ll need to be assessed as having a WPI of 15% or more. Our specialist workers compensation lawyers can make sure your assessment is done correctly and that you receive your full entitlements, including any lump sums you’re eligible for.
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Get startedHow our Victorian mental health WorkCover lawyers can help you.
Here are four ways our Victorian WorkCover lawyers can get more compensation for your psychological illness:
Help you with your dispute if part or all of your claim has been denied, or if you’ve been denied treatment.
Check your WPI assessment to see if you qualify for a permanent impairment lump sum payment.
Investigate the circumstances of your injury to determine if there are other claims you can make, such as a lump sum damages claim.
If you’re unable to work, we can review your superannuation policies to see if you’re entitled to a TPD lump sum.
Mental health work injury claim FAQs.
You can make a claim without using a WorkCover lawyer. However, every WorkCover claim is different, and it can be hard to know if you’re getting everything you’re entitled to. It’s also common for part or all of a claim to be denied. An experienced WorkCover lawyer will be able to review your claim and make sure you receive your full entitlements.
If you find yourself in a dispute over your claim, having a lawyer on your side will give you a much better chance of success.
For most claims, you’ll receive a liability decision on your claim from WorkSafe within 28 days. If your claim includes a work-related mental injury, your entitlement to provisional payments will be determined within five business days.
Your WorkSafe agent will let you know in writing if your claim has been accepted and the amount of the weekly payments you’re entitled to.
If you’ve made a WorkCover claim, your employer must provide you with suitable or pre-injury employment for a period of 52 weeks. But the 52 weeks isn’t necessarily consecutive as it only includes periods when you have a reduced capacity to work because of your injury.
After this 52-week obligation period, your employer still can’t necessarily terminate your employment, as there are other employment and anti-discrimination obligations your employer must meet.
If you’re unsure about your rights regarding your job, you can call 131515 and get advice from a WorkCover specialist.
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Your WorkCovern lawyer is backed by a team of Victorian specialists including paralegals, medico-legal experts, forensic accountants and barristers. Your team will work hard for you, check in with you regularly and always keep you up to date with your case. You’re in safe hands with Australia’s largest specialist personal injury firm.
Why should I choose Law Partners?
Caring for our clients drives everything we do – that’s why thousands of Australians every year choose Law Partners.
We’ll listen to your story and match you with a lawyer who specialises in WorkCover claims just like yours.
We’ll build a personal relationship with you and your family to make sure we understand the true impact of your injuries.
Your expert workers compensation team will check in with you regularly and always keep you up to date with your case.
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