Has anyone have surgery on work comp?
Has anyone had workers comp offer you a settlement after surgery short getting a lawyer. I am not planning on getting one, but I have be told that sometimes they just offer a settlement. Is that true?
Answer: yes deeply of time they will offer you a settlement basically to preserve you from getting a lawyer. It won't neccesarly be workers comp but the company who you worked for. Most of the time it's nothing when you sit down and contemplate about it. Will you be able to work after the surgery? Will they cover your medical bills after the surgery? Most of the time Not. My mother once settle for $1000.00 for her finger...it be never fixed properly and it still (16 years later) crooked and has no feeling within it. Just if you decide to settle without a legal representative ask many questions and bring in sure that you can live with the decision. HOpe it help. Good Luck.
Bethany.
Yes, most work comp carriers will try and offer you a settlement after you enjoy surgery. I don't know the extent of your work comp injury, but they offer a settlement so that you can't come back 6 months from very soon or even 2 years+ from now saying you still hurt, the surgery didn't fix anything the problem is, etc. My best advice is to get a legal representative if your work comp injury was serious enough. You might want to discuss the situation near your doctor, too. He might be able to give you insight if you may or may not hold problems in the future beside your work comp problem. You can also maybe get a free consultation next to a lawyer just to see.