Legal Question in Workers Comp in California

Filing A CT Claim, in pro per and no longer with past employer??

back in the year 2002 I left the employer, who I worked with when I was injured, the claim is still open and very active, although I have new symptoms that have arose, I have not been back to the past employers office in years but I want to file a CT claim have the form, do I fill out the eligibility and just send it to the insurance company to work with the past employer?? or how do I get the employer to fill out there portion.

also there are more than 1 area of my bodys hurt do I fill out a form for each injury or do I list the medical problems on 1 form??


Asked on 6/26/08, 3:08 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Ronald Mahurin Law Offices of Ronald Glenn Mahurin

Re: Filing A CT Claim, in pro per and no longer with past employer??

labor code 5410 prevents adding body parts more than five years from the date of injury. Therefore, if you have not filed a petition to reopen, you are barred from adding new body parts. If there was no CT present when you filed your 2002 claim, it is too late to file a claim now unless there have been subsequent employers. You need a physician to find a CT befor you can make such a claim.

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Answered on 6/30/08, 11:51 pm


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