I’m having “issues”, if anyone in NYS has had a workers compensation settlement or denied a settlement can you please shoot me a pm, I have some questions to ask ya.
Here’s the background :
I’ve been out of work since 9/21/08 due to tearing the labral cartilage in my left shoulder. (its the cartilage that helps the shoulder keep the “socket” in place) I had surgery Nov 25th, was in an immobilizing sling until December 29th (ruined my holidays & plans to see my family ~3 hrs away) and I’m still out of work. Been doing physical therapy 2-3x / week up until 2 weeks ago, took some time off of that. going back today. Next dr appt is the 17th. The insurance company made me go through a Independant Medical Evaluation, (who knows why) and the Dr from that exam basically aggreed with my ortho dr, saying another 6 weeks of pt minimum and I can’t do any work related duties where I would have to lift more than 15lbs. (basically means I can’t go back to work yet). I’ve been getting 66.6% pay from the workers compensation insurance, but I’ve been going into debt a little more each month, due to bills being higher than the compensation. I’m just getting fed up and contemplating getting a lawyer, don’t know if I’m wasting my time or not given the classification of injury the second dr gave me.
charles esepian,my lawyer and a work comp lawyer ,actually a big wig in the comp internals 441-9866 tell him the boys at park auto sent ya he will take care of you
I wish you the best luck. My GF while working at a hospital, she was 18 at the time, blew out 2 disks and pinched the syatic nerve. Spent the the next 3 years with pain, where she couldnt sleep, walk, run, or so anything she used to do physically. Pain where she would cry her self to sleep on 1-1.5 Darvocet pills. They sent her through 3 spinal injections, with zero results. went through 2 lawyers, 3 doctors, i dont know how many hearings, first lawyer dropped the ball too many time, NYS screwed paper work up, insurance company put shit off and wasted time. They finally agreed to cover the surgery last year, and she got the disks shaved and she is almost pain free (for the next 5-10 years). One of the reasons I absolutly hate ass hole people, lawyers, and general society scumbags like the ones we delt with for 4 years is becasue of the shit we went through. There is fucking scum out there making out like bandits off workers comp, and these are the people that made our live a living hell for 4 years, and I pray that you dont go through what she did to get what you rightfully deserve. She still hasnt settled with the state and the insurance company, and still deals with the bullshit.
The biggest thing to remember, is when you settle. you basicly wave good by to any treatment if you were to re-injor your shoulder. It makes it alot easier for them to weasle their way out then, if you settled prior.
Dude. I am sorry to hear that about your pops. I wish him the best aswell.
Karma is such a bitch. I cant believe that people have jobs out their and make an “honest” living denying proper medical coverage for people that have broken bodies, and will for the rest of their lives have to deal it it. I honesly wish these piece of shit pencil pushing fuck tards, trip fall and stab their eye out on said pencil while on the job.