Legal Question in Workers Comp in Pennsylvania
workers comp.
after being seen by 7 drs.,all specialists from internal med. to nuerosurgeon,my attorney referred me to dr.#8.This dr. did an EMG and found that i damaged my brachial plexus nerve from repetitive motion.so far i have made 4 trips to this dr.&will have at least 3 more.(170mi. one way).when work. comp. is decided,will they have to reimburse me ?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: workers comp.
Dr. R.G. in Phila, the relex sympathetic dystrophy expert?
Travel to a doctor is recoverable if persons in your area typically treat with doctors in that vicinity. If you require a specialist, and there are no such specialists in your area, then it may be recoverable literally. Or the doctor's testimony may help your case to the point where you recover a nice enough lump sum so that the point of travel change will have been mooted.
Too many cooks spoil the soup; having too many physicians may be a function of a difficult diagnosis but can look like a Claimant is doctor-shopping.
Confide in your counsel.
Good Luck.
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