Legal Question in Disability Law in California

A second IME has been scheduled on my lifetime disability policy

I have a lifetime disability policy that I have been on for over 5 years due to an automobile accident. I have an 8 mm disc bulge, including disc injuries to my neck and wrist. I cannot return to my normal occupation as a legal secretary. If my condition is worse than at the last IME, do I have to attend a second IME using a doctor of their choosing. Do I have any rights to refuse an IME based on my objective medical record. I only had a 5 mm bulge the last IME and my disc injury is worse now. I feel like I am being harrassed. What are my rights. I receive $3000 a month for my lifetime. I am very concerned about what they are doing and the doctor I am being sent to. If I refuse to go to the IME, but submit my MRI findings, shouldn't that be sufficient!


Asked on 7/25/01, 1:18 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Thomas Pavone Pavone & Cohen

Re: A second IME has been scheduled on my lifetime disability policy

The policy will determine the insurance carrier's rights and resposibilities. You did not indicate when you had your last IME. A periodic review of your medical condidition is not unreasonable.

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Answered on 7/25/01, 1:38 pm


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