Re: workmes comp limitation's

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On 3/22/07, Attorney Marsili wrote:
> On 2/28/07, Barbara Serviss wrote:
>> how long is my claim good for after filing a claim?
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> 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.
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