Independent medical exams can help resolve disputes when an injured worker is claiming workers’ compensation benefits. Workers’ comp benefits should cover your medical treatments and pay disability income as long as your work-related injuries affect your ability to earn a living. Unfortunately, sometimes disputes can arise regarding whether a medical treatment is needed, how bad an injury is, whether an injury is work-related and whether an employee can go back to work or not.
Whenever a dispute arises over anything related to your medical condition or health status, an Independent Medical Exam (IME) may be the answer to resolving the issue. Workers may be required to undergo independent medical exams at the behest of the workers’ comp insurer or may ask for such an exam if they want another professional opinion to clarify how badly they are harmed, or what type of work they should and should not be performing. Understanding what is involved in independent medical exams and how they impact your workers’ comp claim is very important. A Charlotte workers’ compensation lawyer at Brown Moore & Associates, PLLC can help workers with the IME process.