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Will New Settlement Offers Slow Down?

Dirk May Denial, Help, Insurance, Law, Medical, Settlements, Workers Compensation, Workers Compensation Commission


It will be interesting to see if settlement offers for injuries on or after September 1, 2011 will take longer.

This date is important because the change in the law requires Arbitrators to take into account AMA guidelines.

Workers’ Compensation insurance companies may send out their claims to doctors to have them give a percentage loss of use according to the AMA guidelines.

For instance, if you have a back injury the doctor will have to decide if your permanent partial disability is worth 5 percent of a person or 15 percent of a person.

This will likely mean you will have to be sent to a doctor to examine you and have a report written.

Of course this will take more time.

The insurance company also has to factor in your age, restrictions, job, and the information contained in the medical records.

Let me know what your experience is with the AMA guidelines and your settlement offers.

Questions about your Work Comp injury? Feel free to call Illinois Workmans Compensation Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

Timeline Update- Central Illinois Social Security Disability

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Last month I gave an estimate of how long Disability cases are taking in this region.

However, it appears to be getting worse.

The initial review and reconsideration are taking close to 3 months now.

The local Social Security office says this is because of reduced personnel.

It may be because personnel is being diverted to review whether people’s conditions have improved to the point they are no longer disabled.

Let me know how long your case is taking so we can take an informal survey of the delays people experience.

It still looks like 9 to 12 months waiting for your trial once you have reached the hearing stage.

Questions about your Social Security Disability claim? Feel free to call Illinois Social Security Disability Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.