If you want to prove that you are not at maximum medical improvement (MMI), some evidence is required. In the past, there was a question as to how formal that type of certification had to be. Currently, the Appeals Panel recognizes that documentation...
Unfortunately, too many things happen in a Texas workers’ compensation claim that make you think the deck is stacked against you. That makes you think it can’t all be a coincidence. The employer makes you go to its doctor. The insurance company starts denying...
Maximum medical improvement (MMI) is not based on ODG or MDA guidelines in Texas workers’ compensation claims. There are some designated doctors that need to learn this lesson. They are using these guidelines to end the benefits of injured workers...
Injured workers call us regularly because their workers’ compensation claim is denied by the adjuster assigned to the case. This is very common, and part of the game that insurance companies play to get out of paying benefits. After all, if people just...
In most Texas workers’ compensation cases it becomes necessary to dispute an impairment rating. The system is set up against injured workers right now. This leads to premature impairment ratings that cut off your benefits before you have healed and...
Temporary Income Benefits (TIBs) are Texas workers’ compensation benefits paid to injured workers who cannot work. These benefits are a replacement for lost wages. When a work injury prevents you from being able to work, that is called disability in the...
