What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Oregon
I filed a workers compensation injury claim in December of 2007 and subsequently had surgery from that claim in May of 2008. I have been having issues with the location of the surgery and decided to have it looked at. I filed a reaggravation claim and begun the process. I returned to the same occupational health Dr that I saw 4+ years ago who determined that there is an issue still present and he told me that he believed it to be related to the original injury. I have an appointment with a surgeon for a consultation to determine what would be the best course of action. With the original claim it went very smooth. I went to the Dr, said it was work related and there was not much fuss about it at all. I remember talking to a few people within the company about it through the process but it was mostly just updating them on the progress. This time I have now had calls from a lawyer "needing to take my statement" and I was schedule an appointment with no prior knowledge to see an IME.
I have absolutely nothing to hide and can't say 100% positive that the current issues are from the original injury but that is why I wanted to see the Doctors so they could decide that. The lawyer calling and the IME appointment have been a little unnerved or something. I am writing on here to make sure that I know my rights around those statements and appointments and also if there is anything that I should be "careful" with around them.
Also, there was never any talk of a settlement or any other financial proposition during the initial claim or the reaggravation.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
I filed a workers compensation injury claim in December of 2007 and subsequently had surgery from that claim in May of 2008. I have been having issues with the location of the surgery and decided to have it looked at. I filed a reaggravation claim and begun the process. I returned to the same occupational health Dr that I saw 4+ years ago who determined that there is an issue still present and he told me that he believed it to be related to the original injury. I have an appointment with a surgeon for a consultation to determine what would be the best course of action. With the original claim it went very smooth. I went to the Dr, said it was work related and there was not much fuss about it at all. I remember talking to a few people within the company about it through the process but it was mostly just updating them on the progress. This time I have now had calls from a lawyer "needing to take my statement" and I was schedule an appointment with no prior knowledge to see an IME.
I have absolutely nothing to hide and can't say 100% positive that the current issues are from the original injury but that is why I wanted to see the Doctors so they could decide that. The lawyer calling and the IME appointment have been a little unnerved or something. I am writing on here to make sure that I know my rights around those statements and appointments and also if there is anything that I should be "careful" with around them.
Also, there was never any talk of a settlement or any other financial proposition during the initial claim or the reaggravation.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.