I just got off the phone with my claims adjustor. My claim is headed toward settlement. If my doc would get off his rear and write the P&S report!!!
Anyway the adjustor just called and asked me for my recorded statement and it was hard not to feel like I was in the hot seat!! [The back story why I'm at the end and JUST getting around to this is b/c I've been on loopy meds and they can't get a statement when I am like that.] Luckily when he called I had my hands on my injury files (that are very complete and pretty well organized) and I was able to get thru it w/o stumbling too much. lesson: the best thing I've done throughout this ordeal is keeping such good records He even wanted to trip me up with my hobbies. I said I used to draw and then he went needling into that (how can you with tendonitis??). I hope I clarified well enough..... You just can never tell how they might twist things!!

At the end he asked if I wanted to add anything- and I didn't other than "I hope I was clear and if there are any questions they might have I'd be glad to clarify." I can't help but feel a little anxious now... Anybody have stories from their WC case closing while still injured. Horror stories? Things to anticipate? Worries? Mistakes? Did I make any by not adding anything? Also- he told me in the beginning that I didn't even have to do this recorded statement but I did anyway cos I thought it might help me more than hurt me- was I right???

Thank you!

I had a interview like that but it was closer to the beginning my claim so it must have been a different thing.

I'd just go with you did your best and worrying won't change anything.

closing and a settlement can be two different things.

I had a 1999 RSI case that closed in 2000 as i was mostly Ok and stable.
When it all began back up again in 2003 and with new /other sx I wasn't sure if it was a new injury or a re injury - so that complicated my "new" wc claim and confused my new dr on my care/treatment plan.

Settlement final monies-
Just make sure to ask for more than you need for the future because they will counter offer/negotiate down.

Don't feel pressure to sign anything if it doesn't feel acceptable.
Because when you sign it's is pretty much done. You might have a limited time to reconsider. Before you are sent a second set of papers to confirm the agreement.

But don't hold me to that - I'm just trying to recall how it went for me in 05 and in Oregon, other places might be different.

I am going through the same thing. I know that my foot will never be the same and I know that I will never be able to do the job that I used to. I have done all that I could to not suck from WC like... use vacation and sick pay etc. I only received WC payments for 1 month and I could not stand sitting at home any longer so I went to work for my parents. they know what I can and cannot do and the job is a totally sit on the butt job. Attorneys would not even talk to me because I am employed. My worry is that when they sell the business... who is going to hire me? I too am very scared for my future.

Wow! That's rough! I understand the who-will-ever-hire-me feeling. I am curious how that would work for you too. Have you been in contact with your state's Human Resource Agency for disabled workers? Or your Department of Industrial Relations in your state? If not, try googling & check out the website and let the digging begin. I wish you luck!

I hope you have a great attorney working on this! good luck

hmmmm. I don't- I was told earlier before I was P&S, by attys, that they couldn't see a big dollar sign along with my case.... but now that I am headed in a settlement-direction maybe that's different....

Wow. This just occurred to me!! An "ah-ha" moment!!!! I will investigate and report back

be sure to ask about %% /fees or do the math cause they will be able to get up to 20% {state % may differ} up to a limit.
i think OR was 5000.00 when my claim closed

And I don't know if they will be able to really do much "work" for your case now that it is so close to close?? {they might just take case for the easy payout??}
Please be aware of that scenario...

sorry more for you to check into-
unless they have ideas on keeping it open longer and getting you better treatment and care for the long haul....