Many federal employees struggle with the OWCP’s repeated requests for additional information to verify the causal relationship of their injury. OWCP continually asks for more medical information, and once the claimant supplies it, they ask for more. Not only is this frustrating to you, it is frustrating to your doctor.
Many physicians did not go to medical school with the idea that one day some government agency would question there opinion about the cause of injury of one of their patients. Most want to treat the injury and send you on your way. But if you are a federal employee that was injured on the job, you need more than that.
You need for your doctor to understand your job requirements and the repetitive motions that you are required to complete. You need your doctor to understand what the OWCP wants to establish your initial claim. Your doctor needs to understand cause of injury and how to document it. Your doctor needs to understand the federal workers compensation system. Your doctor needs to be familiar with the AMA Guides 6th Edition. Your doctor needs to understand your treatment, your abilities, and when or if it is safe for you to return to work.
FedDoctor.com helps you find doctors that understand those things and care about how you are treated, both in their offices and by the OWCP. The knowledge needed to be truly helpful with a federal workers comp claim is very different from that in your home state. The federal government has an entirely unique set of rules and regulations that govern how claims get accepted and benefits get paid.
Search FedDoctor.com today to find a physician near you who can help you with your claim. If you need an impairment rating for your schedule award, you may elect to travel to see a doctor who truly understand the 6th Edition of the AMA Guides. Most states have not adopted the new version so it may be hard to find a doctor near you who knows how to rate your impairment. Traveling to see a doctor may be the only way that you get an accurate report that will get you the benefits you are entitled to.
We are here to help you find the doctors who know how to help you with your federal injury claim. Search now and start getting treated…fairly.
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