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Why Do Insurance Companies Always Downplay Injuries
Couldyou imagine getting your finger chopped off and having an insurance companylist it as a middle finger scratch. How about breaking your arm and theinsurance company listing it as a forearm contusion. Workers CompensationInsurance Companies almost always try to downplay an injury. This servestwo purposes. The first purpose economic : its cheaper to pay for astrain, sprain or contusion than it is for a break, herniated disc orconcussion. The second purpose is medical: its easier for the paneldoctor or company doctor to say you are fully recovered from a sprain, strainor contusion than if they actually diagnosed what is truly wrong withyou. If you are sick and tired of dealing with the BS that the workerscompensation carriers are handing out day in and day out, call the lawyers ofKrasno Krasno & Onwudinjo. The lawyers of KK&O have been dealingwith the workers compensation carriers for over 70 years. We know all oftheir tricks and how to handle them.
Do I Need To Have A Herniated Disc To Have Back Pain?
Posted by: Jason Krasno
April 13, 2011
A lot of people have the perception that you have to have nerve root impingement from a herniated disc to have back pain. WRONG!
Why Do Insurance Companies Always Downplay Injuries
Posted by: krasno
March 23, 2011
Couldyou imagine getting your finger chopped off and having an insurance company list it as a middle finger scratch. How about breaking your arm and the insurance company listing it as a forearm contusion. Workers CompensationInsurance Companies almost always try to downplay an injury. This servestwo purposes. The first purpose economic : its cheaper to pay for a strain, sprain or contusion than it is for a break, herniated disc or concussion. The second purpose is medical: its easier for the panel doctor or company doctor to say you are fully recovered from a sprain, strain or contusion than if they actually diagnosed what is truly wrong with you. If you are sick and tired of dealing with the BS that the workers compensation carriers are handing out day in and day out, call the lawyers of Krasno Krasno & Onwudinjo. The lawyers of KK&O have been dealingwith the workers compensation carriers for over 70 years. We know all of their tricks and how to handle them.
