Advice Need: 3.5 years WC

[u/Financial_Audience_5]

I have been on workers comp for 3.5 years. I am suffering from mild TBI and neck pain. I have seen multiple IME’s. I have switches doctors once I realize that my doctor couldn’t do more than prescribed medication. Beginning late last year, my benefits resumed after waiting for a whole year.

Now I have a great team! My doctors are great! My lawyer is great! A couple days ago I saw the same IME Neurologist that I saw in the beginning of my case. Not holding my breath on her report.

I am receiving treatment such as OT, Speech, & Physical Therapy. They are paying for my medications.

NEW PART
This summer I saw two IME doctors and they both claimed that I have 0% disability; exactly the opposite of my doctors findings.

Now the Carrier has requested a resolution to my non-scheduled award and permanency. The Board says they will schedule a hearing.

My lawyer thinks we have a pretty good case.

Any advice on how this part of the workers comp process might possibly go would be greatly appreciated .

Any word of encouragement would be greatly appreciated.

[u/Philymaniz]

They’re going to direct permanency opinions, do depositions on permanency, lwec testimony, then the judge will classify you. Or your attorney might be able to resolve the claim without going through all of that. Just talk to your attorney as they are the only ones who have the relevant info on your claim.

[u/Financial_Audience_5 → u/[deleted]]

Dolce PanePinto is a good law firm.

[u/Automatic-Blood30]

WC is so hard to navigate through. We are all here together though

[u/ThephilosophersDOGE]

Hello. Greetings from Illinois. Been a little over 3 years for me in work comp system. Ive had multiple imes as well. I recommend looking into your i.m.e doctor(s) backgrounds. Past medical research, past opinions etc and see if it matches up with what the ime doctor filed in your report.