Yes. However, payments of weekly compensation (wages) are only payable for a period of 12 months from the date that the injury occurred on or after you attain the age of 64.
Examples:1. If you are injured at the age of 64 and 3 months, you would only be entitled to receive weekly compensation payments until you reach the age of 65 and 3 months. 2. If you are injured at the age of 67 and 3 months, you would only be entitled to receive weekly compensation payments until you reach the age of 68 and 3 months. 3. If you are injured at the age of 72 and 3 months, you would only be entitled to receive weekly compensation payments until you reach the age of 73 and 3 months.
Examples:1. If you are injured at the age of 64 and 3 months, you would only be entitled to receive weekly compensation payments until you reach the age of 65 and 3 months.
2. If you are injured at the age of 67 and 3 months, you would only be entitled to receive weekly compensation payments until you reach the age of 68 and 3 months.
3. If you are injured at the age of 72 and 3 months, you would only be entitled to receive weekly compensation payments until you reach the age of 73 and 3 months.
In addition, under Schedule 5 of the Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act (1981), a weekly supplementary amount may be paid to the age of 70, only after the normal weekly compensation payments have ceased and you can prove you would have continued working after the age of 65 if you had not been injured.
Yes.If you were injured at any age over 65 and you incur reasonable medical expenses for the treatment of your injury, you would be entitled to claim a reimbursement of those expenses to the maximum amount set by the Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act (1981).
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