It is important to note that timeliness is a cornerstone of workers’ compensation program, so timely filing may mean the difference between receiving compensation and getting your claim denied. To this end, make sure that you file Notice of Injury or Occupational Disease within a month of your injury happening, or the date which you first became aware of your injury. In addition, you’re required to file form CA-1 or CA-2 within 3 years of your injury date or the date which you first became aware of your injury. If you have an underlying or latent condition, the clock starts ticking from the day you became aware or should have been reasonably aware of this condition being caused or aggravated by work (such as cancer, or a mental health condition such as epilepsy, bipolar depression or schizophrenia).

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