Idiopathic Injuries
Idiopathic injuries, which arise from factors outside of the victim’s job, may be compensable in SC if the job amplified the injury risk significantly.
Many people in the Greenville & Orangeburg areas know that workers’ compensation insurance covers sudden traumatic injuries that occur while an employee is working, as long as the injury is due to the nature of the employee’s job and it does not fall into one of the exceptions. Many people believe this provision excludes workplace injuries that are partly caused by other factors, such as personal health conditions. However, under certain circumstances, these idiopathic injuries may be compensable under South Carolina law especially when the idiopathic condition then leads to other injuries.