Workers Comp. & College

[sarasdad0460]

What is the name of your state VA. I was injured in 2008 and started receiving Workers Comp. I had two surgeries in 2008 and was unable to return to my old job. The WC insurance company hired a medical rehabilitator who really never did anything except miss appointments, and show up late. I asked the insurance company if they had a vocational rehabilitator who could help me facilitate finding me suitable employment, they declined. I sat at home for over eight months just looking at the walls and attending physical therapy. I signed up for college part-time this past summer, and started attending full-time in August. It has been very hard physically but I did not want to just keep sitting at home. The insurance company advised me last week that they were assigning me a vocational counselor to help me find employment that I could do with my injury. I have been accepted into a Physician Assistant Program at college and it would be almost impossible for me to attend college, and work. I have an Attorney that really cannot tell me anything. My question is can they make me quit school and start looking for employment. I would never find a job matching my pre-injury wage in this economy, and the only way I could match my wage would be to get a degree. I live in VA and would like any input anybody has.

[NLW]

What body part was injured? What were you earning before? What will the wages be for the physician assistant? This will be helpful information to assist you.

[sarasdad0460]

My gross prior to injury $72,000, and the starting salary for a PA in my area around 68,000 to 77,000. I injured my Meniscus and had two surgeries this year.

Thanks for the reply!