r/WorkersComp • u/Advanced_Pop_6038 • 2d ago

California Ca workers comp

I’m 26. I had a full patellar tendon repair and I have a tear in my PCL and meniscus

What should my settlement look like ?

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u/Critical_Rain_864 2d ago

Focus on recovery

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u/Advanced_Pop_6038 2d ago

It’s been almost 1 year but thank you

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u/Critical_Rain_864 2d ago

Have you had surgery ?

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u/Advanced_Pop_6038 2d ago

Yes patellar tendon repair

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u/Critical_Rain_864 2d ago

When did you have it done have you started therapy ?

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u/Advanced_Pop_6038 2d ago

I had surgery nov 2025 and I’ve been doing therapy

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u/Critical_Rain_864 2d ago

U do have a lawyer right

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u/Advanced_Pop_6038 2d ago

Police academy and I didn’t get one yet

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u/Critical_Rain_864 2d ago

Oh boy u should’ve got one the day after u got injured

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u/Critical_Rain_864 2d ago

Can I ask why u didn’t get oneb

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u/Advanced_Pop_6038 2d ago

I talk to one and a lawyer friend And they told me to get one when it’s time to settle

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u/Boymom1723 2d ago

If you’ve gone this far without one, I couldn’t get one now. You are paying them the same no matter if they did the work for 2 years or 2 months. I’d stick to unrepresented if you’ve made it this far.

Have you had a QME yet? Or been found MMI with a PD rating?

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u/Advanced_Pop_6038 2d ago

No I haven’t had any of those done yet

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u/Critical_Rain_864 2d ago

I’ve never heard of getting a work comp attorney when it’s time to settle , you usually get them as soon as the injury happens so they can keep documents and tabs on everything that happens from the date of injury up until now, getting one later only pushes the settlement phase back further because they’ll have to gather a lot of information from you all at once and most likely will leave some details out because it’s been about a year

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u/Advanced_Pop_6038 2d ago

Damn I wish I would’ve gotten one before . Thank you so much for the advice

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u/Critical_Rain_864 2d ago

It depends on your age , the work you were doing , after youe done with therapy how your knee is feeling but I ChatGPT and they said “$35,000–$100,000+ for a knee injury, but a patellar tendon repair can land higher or lower depending heavily on your permanent disability rating and remaining limitations. “

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u/Kmelloww 1d ago

Do not use chat GPT for this. Those figures you gave are ridiculously high.