Certain professions have a higher risk of becoming injured at work than others. However, all jobs carry some risk for injury including repetitive task injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome. After filing a workers’ compensation claim, you have been denied care. What do you do now?
Help
The first thing you may want to do is contact a Portland workers compensation attorney. They can provide you with professional legal help to appeal your case. They can also tell you why the claim was denied in the first place. Dealing with the insurance company or your employer over the case can be stressful and prevent you from healing the way you need to. A judge through the state workers’ compensation board or the labor department hears the appeals case and makes a decision. Often denials have greater success rate during the appeals process when an attorney is used.
Appeal
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