One of the first questions attorneys often ask me is, “What does the MRI show?” Interestingly, that’s usually not the first question I ask. Before I ever look at an
If you asked a room full of plaintiff attorneys what the most important part of a medical record is, many would probably answer, “the MRI.” As a physician, my answer
I’ve reviewed thousands of pages of medical records for workers’ compensation and personal injury cases, and I see the same mistake over and over again. Attorneys often focus on the
When someone is injured at work, the path to recovery often involves medical treatment, time away from work, and sometimes even wage benefits. What many injured workers and employers don’t
By Dr. Austin Stapleton, Board-Certified Occupational & Preventive Medicine Physician and Independent Medical Examiner When most people think about workers’ compensation claims, images of construction workers with broken bones often
When you get hurt on the job, you enter a maze of acronyms and paperwork that can determine your income, your job security, and even the medical care you receive.
When you’re injured at work and your doctor pulls you off duty, you may find that your employer suddenly designates your leave as FMLA, even though you’re already on Workers’
When someone gets hurt and can’t work, one of the first questions that comes up is: “Should I file for workers’ comp or disability?” The answer depends not just on
In workers’ compensation medicine, few phrases cause more confusion — or more disputes — than “aggravation of a pre-existing condition.” Whether a case hinges on a temporary flare-up or a
When a work-injury claim stalls or gets denied, the culprit is often not the law — it’s the medicine. Specifically, an incomplete or poorly reasoned medical causation report. Across Texas,
