Part 1.

There are various things you can do help you receive all that you deserve in your Virginia Workers Compensation Case. One of the most important is to develop and nuture your relationship with your treating physician. I have seen many clients who are needlessly suspicious of their doctor because the doctor is “working” for the Workers’ Compensation insurance carrier. Good or bad, it is a fact of life that your doctor will be paid by workers compensation insurance. If that makes him biased against you, then that doctor must be biased against all patients. On the other hand I have seen clients who have a good working relationship with their physician.

I can honestly state that those clients who got along well with their doctor, generally did better than those who did not. This seems to be morte a matter of human nature than anything. You tend to want to help people who you like and may not be so willing to help those who you do not get along with.

If at all possible, try to develop a good working relationship with your physician. The treating physician will likely be evaluating your permanent partial disability at some point, so why not try to make sure you get as high a rating as you can.