Legal Question in Workers Comp in California

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If you file a claim for WC benefits and get an MRI, the carrier will be responsible for payment unless the denial issues before the MRI. So do not let the lack of a denial stop you from moving forward. As for the injury, it is unfortunately not covered by one of the Covid presumptions which relate to how you were exposed to Covid, so you will need a treating doctor to opine that the injury you claim is work related, or alternatively go to a Panel QME and get such an opinion. With a PTP the carrier will likely object to any reporting supporting a work related injury, so the Panel process is likely the fastest way to move forward and the best way to force the carrier to make a decision. Remember, if you file the DWC-1, the carrier must deny the claim within 90 days or there is a presumption of injury. DWC-1 can be found at the DIR/WC forms page..

In other words, file the claim. You can then ponder if you need an attorney when you get more information.

There is $10,000 on the table for treatment and diagnostic studies -- like MRIs -- until the Insurer issues a Denial or Acceptance letter.

The trouble is the MRI company won't do the study without a promise in writing as to who will pay.

If you are seeing a doctor who is writing that your claims of weakness make no sense, it's time to get a new doctor. You'll need to find a doctor familiar with getting paid from the $10000 available during a "DELAY" phase of the claim.

If you do not know how to research the doctors on the insurer's MPN list, it is time to get an attorney.

You want the doctor you see looking at VAERS Data about other vax recipients have this type of weakness. If you are the only one out of 75 million (well, 25 million for each drug manufacturer) who had this weakness, the doctor will have a really tough time writing that your weakness the the result of the vaccination.

If I had a rough reaction to a vaccine, I'd be on the VAERS data lists for that drug manufacturer combing through the 10,000s of entries seeing what happened to people my age who took that brand in the arm, then printing and showing that data to my doctors.