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Filing for Workers’ Compensation in Iowa

If a workplace accident results in a traumatic brain injury, the first thing you should do is seek medical attention. When you are being treated, you should inform your physician that your brain injury is related to your employment. If this is documented in your medical file, it can help your case later if there is a dispute with your Iowa Workers' Compensation claim.

After a job-related brain injury, you only have 90 days to tell your employer that you were injured while working. Failure to report the injury within this timeframe could delay your Worker's Compensation benefits or you may ineligible to file altogether.

Your employer must file an injury report with the Iowa Division of Workers' Compensation within 2 years of learning about your workplace accident. If he or she does not meet the 2-year deadline, you will be unable to submit a Workers' Compensation benefits claim.

A Worker's Compensation attorney will understand this complicated process and can help you file the necessary paperwork in order to collect benefits for your serious brain injury. Your lawyer will ensure that all of the deadlines are met and can handle any disputes to facilitate the benefits process.

Learn more about how you can seek Iowa Workers' Compensation for your brain injury. 

Contacting an Iowa Workers' Compensation Attorney

Let a Workers' Compensation lawyer help with your claim. The Iowa Workers' Compensation attorney team at Walker, Billingsley & Bair know the importance of protecting your work injury claim from the get-go. Learn more by ordering this FREE book; Iowa Workers' Compensation - An Insider's Guide to Work Injuries: 7 Deadly Mistakes To Avoid If You Are Hurt At Work or by calling 1-800-707-2552.