The cause of Crohn's disease is not known. It is likely that there is a genetic component. About 20% of people with Crohn's disease have a blood relative with a form of IBD. People of Jewish heritage have a greater risk of developing Crohn's.
WC Benefits. An employee or their dependents can receive workers' compensation benefits for an injury or death arising out of and in the course of employment. The employer or their insurance carrier pays for necessary and reasonable medical treatment, loss of wages during the period of rehabilitation and when documented, benefits for permanent disability.
Death benefits may be available to replace a portion of family income that is lost when an employee dies because of a work-related injury or occupational illness. A surviving spouse, minor children, dependent grandchildren or other dependents of the deceased employee may be eligible to receive death benefits. Death benefits may be paid to: 1  surviving spouse; 2  minor child(ren) 3  child(ren) enrolled in an accredited educational institution who is less than 25 years old; 4  dependent grandchild(ren); 5  other dependent family member(s); or. 6  non-dependent parents - only when there are no surviving eligible dependent family members.