Q: What do I do?
Last year I fell in a account that I am a sale man for. I reported it immediately. The doctor took an xray and put Me on light duty for a week stating it was a muscle strain. A little more than half a year later my back starts bothering me again. I mentioned it to my boss. A week later I went to my own physician for a normal check up and mentioned to them that my back hurts from a fall last year. I got an mri scheduled through my insurance and they said I degenerative disc disease. They sent me to a neurosurgeon he stated I have a fracture on the peticle of one of my discs. I told my boss about it and had workmans comp reopen the case. However after they read the mri they are now declining the workmans comp. I haven't had back troubles before the fall and now it's unbearable to do my job day to day but I do so I don't lose my job. Why would they deny me and what steps should I take next? Thanks
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