Are you a worker who has suffered a work-related injury in the course of carrying out your job duties? If so, you may be able to receive workers' compensation benefits that will replace your income during extended absences from work and cover health care costs associated with the injury. However, before you can receive these benefits, you will need to file a formal workers' compensation claim and shepherd your claim through the often complex bureaucracy that oversees the process in your state. Many kinds of injuries and illnesses qualify for workers' compensation coverage, including chronic conditions that develop slowly over time. In some cases, mental health problems and psychiatric illnesses that have been caused or worsened as a result of your work responsibilities can be the basis for a successful claim. However, these types of claims can be difficult to bolster with clear-cut evidence linking them to your workplace, and as such, the claims approval success rate is lower than with obvious physical injuries caused by a one-time incident or accident.