When you are hurt on your job, you should not delay seeking medical care.
Your employer and their insurance company will treat your delay in seeking treatment as an “admission” that your injury really is not that severe. They will fight to avoid paying for medical tests and they will oppose your effort to see a specialist. Your settlement will likely be negatively impacted. When an insurance company lawyer deposes one of my clients, one of the first questions asked is “how soon after your injury did you first seek medical care.”
It does not matter if you think that you have a good reason for waiting to see a doctor. Perhaps you believe that ice packs and a little rest will solve the problem, or perhaps you are concerned about reporting a work injury to a cynical or even hostile supervisor. [Read more…] about Delays in Medical Treatment: Bad for Your Work Injury Case