Few things are as frustrating as being injured, unable to work, and finding that your workers’ comp is delayed. A Saint Paul workers’ comp lawyer can do a lot to get your application moving and deal with any denials.
How a Saint Paul Workers’ Comp Lawyer Gets Delayed Benefits Back on Track
When you hire a lawyer, you are working with someone who understands the system and knows how to quickly identify why your payments are being delayed and how to get things moving. Some of the things that your lawyer can do include:
- Filing an appeal
- Requesting a hearing
- Preparing you for depositions
- Gathering medical evidence
- Getting expert medical opinions
- Challenging unfair evaluations of your condition
- Presenting your evidence before a judge
- Filing motions to compel payment when benefits are overdue
Benefits of Having a Lawyer
Second Pair of Eyes on Your Claim
To figure out what’s going on, your lawyer will usually first review your claim file to see if there are any mistakes or if there’s some missing information. Sometimes things can be fixed pretty simply this way, but when you are in the midst of all of it, fighting for your rights and trying to deal with recovery as you worry about bills, it can be easy to miss even a small thing.
Someone to Do the Communication
Your lawyer will also take over communication with the insurance company. Your lawyer can also work directly with your doctors to clarify what’s in your medical records.
Someone to Take on the Legal Issues
Your lawyer can also file motions in court, send letters that use the right legal terminology to push the insurance company, and request a hearing for you. All along the way, your attorney will make sure things are done correctly, ensure you don’t miss a deadline, and give you good advice about when to escalate.
Help to Ensure You’re Ready
Depending on your specific circumstances, you may end up having to go to hearings or give depositions as part of working everything out. In these situations, you can expect that the insurance company and their legal team will be trying to get you to say something that will benefit them and harm you.
One of the key benefits of having a lawyer is that your lawyer knows how they will frame their questions and will prepare you for this.
Experience in Countering Delay Tactics
Insurance companies love to challenge these claims and have favorite ways of going about doing so. Some of these challenges can be legitimate, but sometimes an insurance company will simply bring a spurious challenge, hoping that you will give up and they’ll never be held to account for it.
Your lawyer knows about these tactics and how to counter them, such as claiming that your injury was not related to work, alleging that you have a pre-existing condition, trying to delay so that you miss a deadline, or getting nitpicky about paperwork.
If your benefits have been delayed or denied, call us right away at Frayne Injury Law at 952-222-7720 for help anywhere in St. Paul, including Highland Park, Payne-Phalen, and the Midway district.
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