The Role of Medical Examiner in Workers Compensation Related Matters

by Andrew Lope Business promotion

Workplace injuries are not a new thing at all and because they are so commonly present, there are workers compensation related laws. These laws are devised to help people get the deserving compensation in case of injuries, permanent disability as well as death. In terms of permanent disability, the worker or the victim is liable to get more benefits as compared to the cases of injuries or even death. However, to avail these benefits, it would become important to avail the services of reputed compensation lawyers.

These lawyers will use their expertise in calculating the compensation related to permanent disability and as they do this, they will take a number of factors into consideration. Other than reputed lawyers, there would also be a requirement of a registered and certified medical practitioner who agrees to prepare the "very crucial" medical report, while not overlooking the vital aspects of the injury that caused permanent disability.

Communication Is Vital

According to solicitors Blacktown, it is very important that the compensation lawyers take into account the nature of the job, where the worker was working at while he sustained injury that caused disability.

One more very important thing to consider is the locomotor functions limitations caused by the injury and they have to be noted down by a qualified medical examiner.

Once both these things are settled, communication becomes very important because this will help the compensation lawyers in assuring that the victim gets a deserving workers compensation. This communication will help them convey the demands of the job and also the extent to which the victim has suffered and faced functional limitations.

The role of the victim is also very crucial here because he has to communicate all the suffering, pain, mental and emotional stress to the qualified medical examiner. Based on this information, he will compile a report mentioning the type of physical disability as well as limited motor functions and this report would be given to compensation lawyers. A vital part of this report is how those limited motor functions are affecting the life of the victim and whether he/she is capable of performing personal day-to-day tasks or not.

Several other things have to be included in the medical report created by the medical examiner and some of them are –

Future Medical Care That Will Be Needed To Treat The Injury
Any Limitations In Activity Or Resulting Work Restrictions That The Injury Causes
Whether The Worker Can Return To His Or Her Former Job
Estimate The Percentage Of Whole Person Impairment Or WPI
Estimate The Percentage Of Permanent Disability That Was Caused

QME Report Is Critical

In terms of making a worker’s compensation related claim, compensation lawyers rely entirely on the report compiled by a QME or qualified medical examiner. Based on that report, the lawyer can claim that the condition after the injury has now become stable and there is no medical treatment that can improve it. The medical examiner will also write down the extent of permanent disability and based on the extent, the compensation lawyers will start the process to prove the entitlement to receive permanent disability benefits.