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Spinal cord injury doctors know as well as anyone that foot soldiers often face injuries to their muscles and bones in the course of their regular duties. The great weight of their equipment only exacerbates the problems, making minor injuries worse and creating new injuries that will never completely heal.

Noncommissioned officers who have been through multiple tours in a combat zone are often the ones who suffer from these strains like herniated discs the most, according to doctors. These are also the ones who are most likely to feel loyalty to their units and they refuse to let younger and less experienced soldiers who have fewer injuries take their place.

“I had a choice. But I couldn’t leave my squad behind just before they were being deployed,” a staff sergeant from Joint Base Louis-McChord told a reporter. The sergeant served in Afghanistan for a year, even though he had injuries to his arm and rotator cuff.

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A plaintiff who was injured on the job was awarded only $10,000 for past pain and suffering and $7,000 for future pain and suffering. For some cases, this might be adequate, but for this one, it was unacceptably low. Luckily for the plaintiff, New York Spinal Injury Lawyers were on the case.

The plaintiff was carrying a 200-pound hot water circulating pump down a ship’s ladder of the rooftop engine room, when the other two helping him lost control of the bottom end of the pump. He had to hold it up all by himself to avoid it falling upon the men helping him and sustained back injuries that were likely permanent. The defendants maintained that it was not an accident that fell under labor laws, but New York Spinal Injury Lawyers were able to sway the jury in their favor. Attorneys in The Bronx and Brooklyn are keeping an eye on this case.

The story doesn’t end there, however. The final judgment was less than $20,000, despite the plaintiff’s injuries, which included a herniated disc. He required steroid injections and surgery, and still remains unable to lift heavy loads. Pain medication would be required for years, if not for life. NY Spinal Injury Lawyers determined a new trial was necessary, in which the plaintiff would be properly compensated — $175,000 for past pain and suffering and $125,000 for future pain and suffering.

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