Legal Question in Workers Comp in Nevada

Re: Nevada workers comp

In Nevada one must file a civil action nlt two years from the date of the accident, but this does not apply to workers' compensation. A claim remains open until the wc tpa sends out a "Notice of Intention to Close Claim." You have seventy days from the date of that letter to file an appeal if you do not agree with claim closure. However, if you miss the seventy day appeal deadline then you are out of luck (You can consider trying to reopen your claim).

Thus, a claim remains open until the wc tpa notifies you of claim closure. CAUTION: It is not unheard of for a claimant to never receive the Notice of Intention to Close claim letter. Wc tpas will claim the letter was sent out, but for some unknown reason it is never received . . . If you have not received medical treatment under wc for some time and if you are not getting any benefits from wc I would suggest calling the insurer to verify the status of your claim, in other words find out if they have sent out a claim closure letter acc'd to their records.