I know what many of you are thinking, right now.  You're back or neck might be a little sore and you really don't know what the cause of your pain is from.  You been working at the same place for over 15 years and you believe that the problem could be work related. 

It seems like it's taking longer and longer for you to heal up and often spend time after work relaxing, simply because it's too hard to get up and do anything.  You're in the same boat as thousands of people all over the world, their body parts hurt and it's limiting them from doing things around the house that they really want to do during their time off. 

Well I've got some good news and some bad news for you.  Let's start with the bad news and get this out of the way first.  I'm sorry that you’re in pain, now for the good news.  Quite a few people asked the same question and you don't need to be a legal adviser to answer it. 

How long do I have, to make it work accident claim, before I can't ever make one again?  In most states, it's around three years, from the time that you actually start feeling the pain.  In other words, once you start to associate the pain that you're having with the job that you're doing, you could easily have another three years to receive compensation or make a claim against this work related injury. 

The older we get, we seem to acquire pains all over our body and it has a lot to do with age and the kind of work that we have been doing for most of our lives.  If you really are in a lot of pain, it wouldn't be a bad idea to seek legal representation, just to see what your options are.