BENEFITS
This applies if you were in a car accident or hit by a car.
This applies if you were injured while on the job
New York State Disability Benefits
This applies if you were employed at the time you became disabled, or unemployed for less than 4 weeks beforehand.
Social Security Disability (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
For long term disability, lasting more than one year.
This applies when the accident was at least 1 % someone else's fault. It is the ONLY WAY to be FULLY COMPENSATED for an injury. The benefits above provide medical payments or lost wages, but NOT pain and suffering. Only a negligence lawsuit compensates you for pain - physical and mental - and suffering, the biggest cost of a serious injury.