Legal Question in Workers Comp in California
WC Benefits due to delay of surgery
Can WC benefits be cancelled if I decide to not take the first available surgery date? For example, if I elect to have surgery two months after the first available date.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: WC Benefits due to delay of surgery
It is unlikely, but possible.
Re: WC Benefits due to delay of surgery
Selecting a later date for surgery in of itself should not cause you to lose your workers' compensation benefits. However, if there is a history of not following up with medical appointments, depositions, etc., you do become vulnerable.
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