Legal Question in Workers Comp in Virginia
to file a claim
If you have an injury and the company's w/c insurer pays your doctor bills and loss time wages, does that mean I filed a workers comp claim? or do I have to do file a claim myself to be veiwed as filed a claim?
Asked on 10/19/08, 8:16 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Cary Moseley
Law Office of Cary Powell Moseley, PLLC
Re: to file a claim
You must file a claim yourself, within 2 years of the date of accident.
Answered on 10/20/08, 7:13 am
Gerald Lutkenhaus
Virginia Workers Compensation & Disability Lawyer
Re: to file a claim
Dear Sir:
No, that does not mean you have filed a claim. You must file a claim with the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission within two years of the accident.
Jerry Lutkenhaus
Workers Compensation Specialist
Richmond, Virginia
Answered on 10/19/08, 9:09 pm