I concur with all of my colleagues here. Consulting with a local, highly rated, workers' compensation would be a good next step. It's FREE so what...

In general, the first step in any workers' compensation claim is to report the injury. Whether or not your case needs an attorney or litigation...

If you have an attorney, this would be a great question to ask him or her as they know your case better than any of us could on AVVO. If you do...

A QME is the medical demigod of your injury claim. Picking the wrong doctor or wrong specialty can be severely detrimental and cost you tens of...

Mr. Borah makes a lot of salient point's above. One other thing to consider is, if this is the Harrah's Northern California casino at 4640 Coal...

There is case law that allows, in certain situations, for the Utilization Review decision to be invalidated due to technical errors like failure to...

As someone who practices in SLO county, I can confirm that the pain management doctors are few and far between. Best bets are offices in SLO proper...

The only way you can have an AME in your workers' compensaiton case is if you have an attorney. This would be a GREAT question to ask your attorney...

We're you violating your work restrictions at any point? If so, that could be a problem for you. Best to call a local and highly rated WC attorney...

If you have a Attorney, it is best to contact them with your quesitons as they know the particular facts of your case. Best of luck to you!