Rotator Cuff Tear, Chronic Pain, Insomnia, Depression – Work Related Injury - Carpenter Foreman, 58 years old

Our client suffered a severe right shoulder rotator cuff tear requiring surgical repair, right ulnar neuropathy, chronic pain and insomnia as a result of falling off a ladder while at work. Disability Determination Services found that he was able to perform light duty work at both the original claim and reconsideration levels. We appealed the decisions and an Administrative Law Judge found that our client had the residual functional capacity to perform sedentary work but would be off task for more than 1 hour per day, in addition to regularly scheduled breaks, due to chronic pain symptoms and severe fatigue which would not be tolerated by an employer. The Administrative Law Judge found our client disabled and awarded him benefits. Our office also handled the coordination of workers’ compensation benefits and Social Security disability benefits with the clients local Social Security office.