A loss-of-earning-power evaluation — what an injured worker can still earn after the injury. In Nebraska, one performed by a court-certified counsellor carries a rebuttable presumption.
A loss-of-earning-power evaluation assesses what an injured worker is able to earn after the injury compared with before it — the evidence base for what a claim is worth in wage terms. It draws on the medical restrictions, the work history, transferable skills and the local labour market.
In Nebraska, an LOEP performed by a court-certified counsellor carries a rebuttable presumption: it is taken as correct unless a party successfully argues otherwise.
Most LOEPs are never challenged. The ones that are become an argument about method: what labour-market sources were used, what restrictions were applied, how much time went into which part, and when. The file is the entire defence, and it is assembled long before anyone asks for it.
Which makes the contemporaneous record — dated activities, specific notes, honest time — worth more here than in any other Tier-1 state. It is also, incidentally, the billing record: the same entries that defend the evaluation are the entries on the VR-44S.
The Nebraska billing guide covers the court certification, the two payers and the forms.
Fifteen minutes, your state’s codes on screen — or start the trial and poke around on your own.