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Understanding Your Right to See Your Own Doctor as a Result of a Work Injury
With a work injury there are often a number of questions concerning your Iowa Workers' Compensation claim. For instance, you may have concerns about whether you have the right to see your own doctor. Since a work injury claim can be one of the more complex cases to encounter, you would benefit from speaking with a Workers' Compensation attorney in Altoona.
According to Iowa law, since your employer and their insurance company are responsible for taking care of your medical expenses they have the right to choose a doctor for you.
Of course you can still go ahead and see your own doctor but the risk in that is your medical bills may not be paid. Additionally, they may not be willing to follow the recommendations of your doctor. So if your doctor advises you to take a certain amount of time off from work, it may interfere with the security of your Iowa Workers' Compensation benefits.
You do have the option to file a petition in order to see your own doctor but there are additional complications associated with this. Therefore, consulting with a Workers' Compensation attorney in Altoona may be a necessary step in ensuring you don't do anything to inadvertently harm your claim.
Understanding your rights, including your right to see a doctor after a work injury is easier with the help of a Workers' Compensation attorney in Altoona. While your employer may not inform you of the rights you have, an attorney will make sure that you understand them.
Contacting a Workers' Compensation Attorney in Altoona
The Altoona Workers' Compensation attorney team at Walker, Billingsley & Bair know the importance of protecting your work injury claim from the get-go. That's why we provide this FREE book; Iowa Workers' Compensation - An Insider's Guide to Work Injuries: 7 Deadly Mistakes To Avoid If You Are Hurt At Work. To learn more about what our legal team will do to help you protect your Iowa work injury claim, contact Walker, Billingsley & Bair to schedule a no-cost consultation - 1-888-792-3595.
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