5 Steps to Take Immediately After Your Fairfax, Virginia Workers' Compensation Injury

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5 Steps to Take Immediately After Your Fairfax, Virginia Workers' Compensation Injury

The days following your work-related injury are the most important time in your workers' compensation claim. If you don't take the proper steps during this crucial time, you seriously endanger the likelihood of getting the compensation that you deserve. Follow these steps to properly help your attorney to get as much as possible from your claim:

1) Report the injury: Right after you have been injured, report the injury to your employer in writing so that you have proof that you have informed your employer. Do not wait to do this. If you wait too long to report the injury, you may be completely barred from receiving any type of compensation.

2) Get medical treatment: It is absolutely essential that you receive medical treatment as soon as the injury occurs. Do not wait, not even a few days. If you do not begin treatment immediately, it is more difficult to prove the severity of your injuries. After treatment has begun, do not stop. Stick with the treatment until your doctor determines that you are better. Do not miss treatment sessions.

3) Provide an accurate history: When you seek treatment from your doctor, it is important that you are open and honest about your medical history. Be honest about your previous injuries, even if you believe that this information may harm your case. It is better to reveal this information early than to have it be exposed later on, which has a high likelihood of harming your case more than had you revealed the truth at the beginning.

4) File a claim: File your Workers' Compensation claim early. If you miss the deadline to file, you will be completely barred from being able to receive any compensation for your claim.

5) Choose an attorney: Choose an experienced attorney to help you navigate the confusing and complicated workers' compensation law to ensure that you are able to get the compensation that you deserve. The attorneys at Portner & Shure have years of experience in Workers' Compensation. Not only are they members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, they have also been granted the award of The National's Top 100 Trial Lawyers.

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