Re: workmes comp limitation's

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On 2/28/07, Barbara Serviss wrote:
> how long is my claim good for after filing a claim?

Once you have filed a claim for workers compensation benefits
how long that claim remains open will depend mostly on how
long medical treatment lasts. Once medical treatment is
concluded if you are left with any permanent limitations and
you agree with the determinations made and don't object then
your case should go forward with some form of resolution that
compensates you for that loss that is ultimately submitted to
a WCAB judge for approval resulting in a formalized award of
benefits to you. If your medical treatment results in a cure
then once medical treatment is concluded your claim
techinically ends. If you have further problems down the road
to the same body part with the same employer whether you will
need to file a new claim will depend on how much time has in
fact gone ultimate the medical determination of whether the
problem is considered only a temporary aggravation of the
previous problem or something more.