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How to Testify at Your Hearing

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The key to testifying at any court hearing, whether it be Social Security Disability or Workers’ Compensation, is to be believable.

The Judge has to decide if you are making sense in light of the medical records, injury reports, and doctors’ testimony.

You will need to get an idea of the questions you will be asked at the hearing.

You should contact your attorney to discuss the areas of questioning and why the questions are being asked.

This will help you prepare for your court hearing.

Make sure to practice at home so you will be ready for big day.

People may error in the excess, such as testifying that they are always in pain and can do nothing at all. Others will testify that they are better than they really are and can do all kinds of activities.

Neither extremes are believable.

What the Judge wants to know is what happens on a typical day. You may also testify about what happens on bad days and better days. Be prepared to give an estimate of the number of bad and better days that you experience.

Additional witnesses or letters of support may also support your testimony.

Questions about how to make your case more believable? Feel free to contact Illinois Work injury and Social Security Disability attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

Work Comp Injuries Best Ideas

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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.

What about future medical treatment for Work Injuries

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Workers’ Compensation insurance companies will rarely agree to cover future medical treatment for your work injuries.

They want to close out the possibility of having to pay more money.

However, you may be able to use the request for future medical payments to drive up settlement value.

For instance, the insurance company may not agree to a blanket clause to leave open medical 5 years down the road. But it may agree to pay you an additional $10,000 toward future medical.

You have to think creatively.

This may result in some additional settlement dollars for you now.

Make sure to contact Illinois Work Injury lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371 to discuss ways to increase your work comp settlement.

What Illinois Work Comp Arbitrators Ask

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Pre-trials are opportunities for lawyers to meet with the Arbitrator to get their view on a case. It is an informal discussion that is not binding, but it gives insight on how they would most likely rule on a case.

Today, during two pre-trial meetings with separate Illinois Workers’ Compensation Arbitrators the same theme came up.

The Arbitrators wanted to know the first medical history given at the time the injured person showed up in the doctor’s office.

It was important to both Arbitrators because they believed what the injured worker told the healthcare worker directly after the work accident was the closest to what really happened.

The early statements happened before anyone would be able to tell the injured person what to say or in some way influence them.

This emphasizes the importance of going to the doctor or hospital immediately and telling the doctor what happened, where it happened, how it happened, and all the body parts injured.

The medical records will be reviewed in detail and it will either support your case or weaken it.

Questions about your work injury? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.