If you want to protect your Illinois Workers’ Compensation case, the most important step is to tell your medical provider right away that it happened at work.
See the doctor immediately.
The nurses and doctor will ask what happened.
Explain how the injury occurred at work and all the body parts involved.
For instance, if you hurt your back and right arm tell them about both injuries.
This is important because the insurance company may argue later on that you either did not tell the doctor you were hurt at work or that you did not mention the arm injury.
The Arbitrator will rely heavily on what you tell the medical provider at your first visit. You can lose your case or diminish the value greatly if fail to tell the doctor it is a work injury.
Get it right the first time and your case will go much smoother.
Questions about your work injury? Feel free to contact Illinois Work Comp Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.