An AI tool may generate a settlement range based on inputs like your injury type, time off work, and treatment history. That can be helpful when you’re trying to understand the general landscape.
Where it breaks down is that workers’ comp in North Carolina is evidence-driven, and the “same injury” can produce very different outcomes depending on what the file shows. For example:
- Two people with back pain may have radically different settlement value if one has consistent work restriction notes and the other has gaps.
- An insurer may treat your claim differently if your medical record clearly ties symptoms to the work incident versus if causation is disputed.
- If you’re a Garner commuter who worked shift schedules with overtime, the wage impact isn’t always captured correctly by calculators that assume a simple paycheck.
Bottom line: think of AI settlement help as a starting point—not a forecast.


