rmschaver,

I think you missed my point. If the psych had tried to do an evaluation and even prescribed medication, even as a temporary help, WCB would be able to leverage that against MsRrio. It is amazingly difficult to undo even well intentioned temporary helps. I have been through the WC system and lost miserably. I have observed this same struggle in the lives of plenty of other injured workers.

FYI, The Work Comp system was established to protect employers at the expense of the injured employee. The 'gift' to the employee is a no fault process as long as the injury took place during working hours. As WC insurance companies complained, the WC rules got rewritten to favor the employer even more. This created an entire 'industrial medicine' industry. The statutes pay the doctors based on report pages. There are industrial medicine partnerships that have databases of boilerplate reports that paramedical writers cut and paste into reports to be signed by the 'reporting doctor.'

Some doctors write their own reports but the low pay causes them to become disenchanted with the system. It becomes worse when they see the way their reports get twisted against well deserving injured workers. The system is simple, play along and the medical professions will get paid as long as the injured worker does not get everything they deserve. The attorneys and doctors with their post graduate degrees deserve their big paychecks but workers who can get injured at work are the peons who deserve the leftovers.

In a few cases, the injured workers gets a just settlement, usually when the injury is obvious, like a broken leg or amputated finger or hand. Those of us with invisible injuries are labeled as driven by the chance of a big payout. There are lawyers and claims adjusters who fill conference halls to teach how to blame the injured worker for malingering.

All we need is a medical or psych report that questions the cause of our symptoms to have our claim crash and burn. A professional who does not know how to connect our symptoms to our concussion can open that door of question. Attorney Gordon Johnson addresses the serious risk of getting such an evaluation and report. My experience confirms what he says a www.tbilaw.com and www.subtlebraininjury.com

btw, No offense taken from those who disagree with this.

My best to you all.

Remember the time I posted about the Acquired Brain Injury coordinator coming to my house to meet with me? (At least I think I posted that story, she was the one who said I'd have therapists come right to my house and then later said, no that won't happen, the ABI team won't see concussion patients).

Anyway... She did a follow up visit today.

I told her the account of the psychiatrist and she says he did me a favour. Because, she said that in her experience, anytime WCB can pin symptoms on depression instead of the injury they will.

She said the ideal healing for head injury patients is drug free for a year if possible.

I thought some of you may find that interesting.

Glad to hear you have someone who understands the WCB system. Having confidence in what the psychiatrist said is a relief.

Absolutely true but not the whole story. There is the legal side and no doubt about it if you are brain injured as any PCS persons are. It is a fight we are not equipped to deal with. As we all know anxiety, depression, emotional lability are all emotional components of this injury. What is the best for the legal interest is not the best for the health interest nor is it the best for the employment interest.


In a perfect system there would be no conflict and no equation to solve. We get injured, we get care, period. But I do not care where in the world you are personal interest is always at play. Be it a corporate entity, a doctor, a lawyer or our loved ones. It is a fact of existing in this world/plane. The tough part is attempting to balance those interest without compromising ones self or ones health. If you are very lucky a Dr. with good ethics and morals will weigh in favor of your health interest and that makes the balancing act, Oh so much easier.