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Why did workmans compensation company stop my checks there Dr stopped me from working because of my injury I am getting ssi disability checks now but I thought that of a workmans compensation Dr couldn't help your injury so you can go back to work but stopped you from going back to work... View More 
answered on Oct 20, 2022
it sounds like you did not hire an attorney to represent you so you acted as your own lawyer in your case. That is never a good idea. Perhaps you dont understand that the insurance company #1 obligation is to the shareholders, not you! if you truly understood this you would have 1. hired a lawyer,... View More
They took MRI’s and X-rays and said that I shouldn’t be in so much pain but I am what can I do? My MRI’s show that I have spinal stenosis and that I have a cyst on my inner elbow from the fall
answered on Oct 11, 2022
Not much you can do. Some injuries don’t show on testing. California work comp does not pay much for pain only. You can visit a pain management doctor for pain relieving drugs but that’s not a good long term solution either.
It has been over a year in which the referral for a reevaluation was submitted through the Orthopedic Practice. Sedgwick has completely ignored the request. Initial surgery for carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome failed due to delay of two years fighting Sedgwick to approve the surgery. The current... View More
answered on Sep 22, 2022
8 years! your attorney needs to answer these questions for you. if you dont have an attorney, i see why your getting nowhere. we cant answer your question about Sedgwick's "requirement" to use the UR process without more info. work comp is very complex, as you well know. however an... View More
Will I have to see the QME a third time and is this normal in a workman's comp case?
answered on Sep 12, 2022
you may have to see the PQME a third time. your missing the big picture. you need a good treating doctor and forget the PQME. if you have no attorney, get one. it costs nothing up front or out of pocket and the fees are 15% of the settlement. if you have no attorney, your enemy the insurance... View More
I Can Not Find a Out of State Doctor to Help Me in SC. My last Pain Mgt. Doctor from 2012 to 2019 tried to get Me to Use My Medicare Card. But I told Him. No.
answered on Jul 14, 2022
if you have a california work comp case and your out of state:
1. ask adjuster if the MPN extends to your state.
2. assuming it does not, ask adjuster if they will send an authorization letter to your doctor (assuming your doctor will treat you if they get an authoirzaton letter-... View More
No one in My California Attorney Staff is Not helping Me with Not Any Kind of Information? I have Relocated Across Country. The Hospital or NEither Neuro Specialist will Not Help because it is California Workers Comp Case?
answered on Jul 14, 2022
the answer depends on the level of funcional losses you are suffering from. work comp may be required to provide any special needs you have so long as your treating doctor documents the need and that the need relates to your work injury at least in part. things such as personal help at home with... View More
"Medicare-set- Aside"websites tell Me to Apply. I went on Medicare at 57. I am Now forced Retired. Feel I am Getting WrongCompensation.
answered on Jul 12, 2022
if you have a work injury call a work comp lawyer for a consultation. its free.
My Given Neurosurgeon force this type of Surgery Failed. "FBBS". He Admitted a "Failed Back Surgery Syndrome" he Said. It Caused Me a Brand New Constant Injury to My Left Shoulder. Nitely and Daily. Bicep and Down Arm to Hand and Fingers. Headaches. "Cervical... View More
answered on Jul 12, 2022
you need to do both. seek the advice of another doctor, consider a med mal case and go for PTD if you cant reasonable return to suitable gainful employment due to the injury. if you have past injuries or any other health conditions, an SIBTF case should be considered as well. call an experienced... View More
I have 3 Disc's Herniations in My Neck. Severe Levels of Foramina. Post Neck Surgery. Operative Report List the Same Findings. Pre and Post Findings. The Same. No Cure No Relieve. My Attorney and AME Med Legal Refuse to Put this in Any Medical Reports. I also attend a IME whom wrote He has... View More
answered on Jul 8, 2022
so you injured your back at work and the doctors AND your attorney are not agreeing with you? why would your attorney not want to add the back? he makes more money if a bad back is part of your case. and you have an IME? you need to discuss this issue with your attorney. if your attorney is not... View More
I Was forced to Relocate back to Hometown by Defense Tactics. I have a Very Severe Spinal Cord Compression Case. With Failed Spinal Neck Syndrome. FBSS. I Presently have 3 Herniated Disc's and Severe Foramina Stenosis. Experimental Surgery the Neurosurgeon Perform without Informing Me... View More
answered on Jul 7, 2022
Thank you for your comments and I am sorry to hear you are gong through this. Surgery is certainly supposed to improve you. You are describing a possible medical malpractice that requires a specialist attorney to discuss this with you. you should consult a medical malpractice attorney immediately,... View More
I have 3 Cervical Herniated Disc. A Go to Neurosurgeon was going to Operate and Fix the Problem. But the Nurse Case Mgr went to his office and Lied on Me. What can I do?
answered on Jul 5, 2022
fire the nurse and hire an experienced work comp lawyer! One that will provide your a comprehensive consultation to determine all your issues and needs then set up a plan for your case to succeed.
How Can I Report this to the Medical Unit of the WCAB?
answered on Jul 5, 2022
why do you want to go to the government for help? i would suggest you get your own medical eval to address your dispute with the AME. this is how you attack another doctor on his own terms. let the doctors fight it out. this is how you get it done! use your treating work comp doctor to say how the... View More
answered on Jun 23, 2022
you did not ask a question but i can infer that you feel your attorney does not agree you are PTD (permanently totally disabled). you dont tell us any details so i can offer much here. PTD due to work injury or combination of work injury and non work injury issues to support an SIBTF case for 100%... View More
Workers Comp Adjusters attend physician/doctor appointments and direct medical care. Those directions and restrictions on medical care are serious enough to cause death.
E.g. not authorizing evaluation and treatment for a serious skull and brain injury that is known to cause death if left... View More
answered on Jun 7, 2022
GET AN ATTORNEY! you cant fight back when you don't know the rules of engagement.
Wow that's alot of stuff I know nothing about. I'd rather just get an attorney and let them handle it I don't think I have to do anything because I got hurt at work they should be sending me work on paperwork to fill out not three packets of disability excetera. So how am I supposed... View More
answered on Jun 6, 2022
I agree with Ms Wallace. Find an experienced workers compensation attorney. We can’t solicit business here on this site.
On April 9th I got injured at work my work to give me disability paperwork for my doctor to fill outmy dotor. Filed it out Send it back to them then they say oh no this is. A workers comp case stop seeing your doctor stop Physical Therapy stop orthopedic surgeon u have to see pour doctor called my... View More
answered on Jun 6, 2022
I agree you should get a phone consultation with an experienced work comp attorney. all consultations are free and confidential.
I've had one job after the incident and still can't preform as I used to, so I lost that job as well.
answered on Apr 24, 2022
You should consult an experienced workers compensation attorney ASAP. You have rights to workers compensation benefits that need to be asserted by a professional.
I authorized workman's compensation insurance company "A" to access my medical record from medical provider "B." The authorization had a specific date range and limitation on types of records that could be disclosed. Company A submitted a forged authorization form that was... View More
answered on Mar 10, 2022
Hire a work comp attorney to assist you with your case. this can easily be avoided and you will get better medical care through an attorney doctor referral to a doctor who is known to be an injured worker advocate rather than a friend of the insurance bottom line. also you will get expert analysis... View More
How do I know if the award amount is just? I had a lumbar lower back injury that required surgery.
answered on Jan 19, 2022
you hire an attorney to help you throught the process and especially to set you up with a fair and unbiaed doctor who eventualy writes a final report upon which is based a fair and accurate stipulation. if you signed a stipulation with no attorney to advise you, then you get what you got and do... View More
Mal practice forced me to let him go so close to my settlement hearing case has been open over 5 years had 2 MRI 2 nerve scans done never got any results back never was giving a primary doc that would except me without the results to my tests I collected workmens comp 2 years with basically no... View More
answered on Dec 14, 2021
you should let the judge know that you would like some time to find a new lawyer. a judge will nealry always give you time to find a new attorney as they dont want you to represent your self, unless you have done this several times already. it sounds like maybe you just endured a non responsive... View More
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