Shoulder Injury Claims Lawyers Perth & WA

This is an injury to the acromioclavicular (AC) joint on the top of the shoulder, where the collarbone (clavicle) meets the highest point of the shoulder blade (acromion). An injury to the AC joint shoulder injury is common, often caused by a blow to the shoulder, or a fall onto an outstretched hand (FOOSH injury).

Fall/impact → AC tenderness, cross-body pain. Grades I–III conservative; higher grades may need surgery for torn ligaments. RTW focuses on lift/overhead modification.

Dislocated shoulder problems are commonly caused by: shoulder impact injury, repetitive strain injury shoulder, multidirectional instability shoulder.

First dislocation → risk of recurrence; Bankart lesion/Hill-Sachs can occur. Younger/active workers have higher recurrence risk. Stabilisation/reconstruction considered; we document task avoidance and recurrence.

Rotator cuff injury is a very common musculoskeletal issue. It is estimated that over 60% of the shoulder pain after injury is related to Rotator cuff injury. It is often caused by repetitive rotator cuff overuse. Painters, carpenters, construction workers, and anyone who routinely perform repetitive overhead duties are at higher risk of developing rotator cuff injury. Repetitive overhead activity or heavy lifting over a prolonged period of time may irritate or damage the tendon.

Signs: night pain, weakness, difficulty overhead. Imaging defines partial vs full-thickness. Care ranges from physio/injection to rotator cuff repair. We map duty and lifting limits to your role and document progress.

Frozen shoulder injury can often be mistaken as rotator cuff injury. If you are suspecting a frozen shoulder injury, please consult a GP for an accurate diagnosis. The precises causes of frozen shoulder injury is unknown, it often occurred as secondary injury to a primary traumatic shoulder injury to those who recently had to immobilize their shoulder for a long period, such as after surgery or an arm fracture. For this reason, it is frozen shoulder injury is often referred to as post traumatic frozen shoulder.

Freezing–frozen–thawing phases. Consider hydrodilatation/MUA if persistent. Functional diaries and ROM trends help valuation.

Subacromial bursitis is often described by our clients as intense pain in your shoulder that worsens with movement.

The subacromial bursa is a small sac filled with fluid provides a cushion and reduces friction between the shoulder’s muscles and tendons and the shoulder blade bones.

When a subacromial bursa becomes irritated it may thicken and become swollen and this is subacromial bursitis.

One cause of subacromial bursitis is sometimes, an injury damages the bursa in your shoulder. Overuse can also cause damage. People who do a lot of overhead lifting and forceful pulling on the job are at risk.

Painful arc ~60–120°. Often improves with physio and activity changes; some need decompression. Claims focus on suitable duties shoulder WA and documented aggravating tasks.

Foyle Legal can often help you if you have a permanent shoulder injury or shoulder arm injury arising from an accident. Other commonly enquired shoulder injuries may include: shoulder collarbone injury and whiplash shoulder injury.

If you suffered a rotator cuff injury, or any type of shoulder injury at work, you may qualify for WorkCover payouts for shoulder injuries, or commonly known as workers comp payout for shoulder injury claims. Please note that when considering a workers compensation lump sum settlement. It is important to consider all injuries you have suffered as a result of the work related injuries or work related illness. You should also consider what future medical needs you will have arising from your shoulder injuries at work.

If you have made a workers compensation claim in WA, please be sure to consult a good workers compensation lawyer to get an overall assessment of your shoulder injury claim. Foyle Legal offers a no obligation consultation to all workers with a valid WorkCover claim.

Injured workers may claim work related injury compensation through the workers compensation scheme. Both work related injuries, such as shoulder injury, and work related illnesses are covered by the workers compensation scheme. Furthermore, If your workers compensation claim is disputed, you can bringing an application with WorkCover.

Workcover payouts for shoulder injuries are very common. For most workers, they only need to prove that the injury is a result of their employment, or occurred whilst following their employer’s instructions, in order to be qualified for no fault workers compensation payouts.

In addition to no fault system workers compensation, both limited workers compensation common law claims, and unlimited common law workers compensation claims may be available to workers if they meet the impairment percentage threshold, elect to pursue common law damages before the termination date, and are able to prove that their injuries are caused by negligence of their employer.

Evaluation of permanent impairment is critically important for the purpose of determination of your eligibility for common law claims. It is often determined by a specialist medical legal doctor. Please be mindful that not all AMS medical centres are the same. You don’t have to agree with the opinion of the insurance doctor arranged for you by the workers compensation insurer.

If you are suing your employer for common law workers compensation, please be sure that you have a good workers compensation lawyer to provide you with legal advice as this is a very complicated area.

Foyle Legal compensation lawyers are experienced in representing workers at WorkCover and common law workers compensation. Call us to claim your no obligation consultation.

For more information about workers compensation claims in WA, please check out our Workers Compensation FAQ page.

The process for filing a workers compensation claim for shoulder injury at work is identical to other type of WorkCover claims. The following are the key steps on making a workers compensation claim:

• Report your workplace injury – in writing and as soon as practicable
• Seek medical help – report all symptoms, and as soon as practicable
• Get your First Certificate of Capacity
• Record the time, place and witness for your accident
• Submit a workers compensation claim form together with the first medical certificate to your employer in person or by registered post.

If you are unclear about how to fill out a workers compensation form, please check out this step-by-step instruction video on filling out workers compensation claim forms. This blog deals with how to submit a workers compensation claim for back injury, the steps for claiming compensation for workplace shoulder injury is identical to that for back injury at work.

In general, the best time to file workers compensation claim is when your memory is fresh.

Under the Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 (WA), the general time limit is 12 months from the date of injury to make a workers’ compensation claim (practically, by giving your employer a completed Workers’ Compensation Claim Form and a First/Current Certificate of Capacity). For fatal injuries, dependants generally have 12 months from the date of death (though exceptions do apply). If you are wondering when is it too late to file workers comp, please use the 12 months deadline as a reference point and obtain legal advice specific to your situation.

If you have an accepted workers’ compensation claim, workers’ compensation benefits may include:

• Weekly payments (workers’ comp wages).
• Medical and treatment expenses (e.g., hospital, GP, imaging, medication) that are reasonable and necessary.
• Care and assistance (domestic/personal care where eligible).
• Vocational rehabilitation (return-to-work supports).
• Retraining where appropriate.
• Approved travel expenses for treatment/assessments.

Many shoulder claims resolve by agreement—often at conciliation or before an arbitration hearing. A settlement may bundle past/ongoing weekly payments and treatment with any permanent-impairment amount, all subject to the scheme’s indexed caps. For the permanent-impairment component, a shoulder is paid under the schedule item “arm at or above elbow.” For 1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026, that scheduled amount is $245,898, indexed annually. (This figure relates only to the permanent impairment component and sits alongside the separate caps for income compensation and medical expenses.)

Common law (employer negligence)
If you qualify for common law, damages can substantially exceed the statutory scheme. You generally need a whole person impairment of not less than 15% and a registered election before the limitation date. Where WPI is assessed at trial as being not less than 25%, damages are uncapped (subject to normal court principles and offsets).

Shoulder injury from a car accident often arise as part of overall injuries, which can also include injuries to the arms, neck and back. It can also be a second injury after car accident due to over compensating other injury body parts. For example, people with whiplash injury may develop shoulder injury because they have been compensating for the neck muscles.

When assessing your overall compensation payout amount from a car accident, a shoulder injury settlement is often only part of the overall compensation package. The process of claiming shoulder injury compensation in a car accident, is the same as other motor vehicle accident injury claims. One of the most important factors to ensure you obtain fair compensation is for your injury is to ensure that you are aware and claiming for the full extent of your injuries – both primary injuries and secondary injuries.

If you have made a car accident injury claim in WA, call Foyle Legal for your no obligation consultation. We are specialists in motor injury claims, and we will ensure that you are claiming every injury that you are entitled to.

Shoulder injury after a fall may result in several different types of injury compensation claims, depending how the trauma to shoulder from fall occurred. When facing a range of compensation options, it is important to be aware that some claims yield higher compensation payout than others, and some have different time limit to others. It is important that you choose the option that gets a better outcome for your personal circumstances.

If you want to find out what is a shoulder injury worth for you, call Foyle Legal for your obligation free consultation. We will guide you through a personalised action plan for you to get higher compensation payout.