Depression claim

[katicabogar]

I had an IME a few months ago trying to add depression to my claim and of course IME doc saying not injury related.

My PCP is treating me for depression over a year now and agrees it is due to the constant pain and to the fact, w/c denying treatment more than two years now. Also, when I had evaluation for SSDI last year by their pshycologist, he also agreed my depression was due to the fact that I was in constant pain and couldn't get treatment. SSDI doc recommended disability as he thought I was not able to work due to these facts(SSDI still denied me).

Although IME doc for the w/c denied my claim, he still recommended treatment, some type of multi-discplinary(can't spell)pain clinic and now w/c agreed to pay for it. In fact, they are willing to pay for taxi to take me there and probably will pay for hotel for more than a month as I am too far away from this clinic.

I don't understand, why are they willing to pay for this? They are saying depression not injury related, so why pay for this clinic?

My lawyer appealed to the Board to reverse denial of depression...
do I have a chance to add this to my claim?

I also had a hearing a few months ago trying to get treatment for the two little finger's triggering and judge denied claim saying, IME doc was more credible than my own.

So here I am after four years in this system, no treatment at all since 2006, having in voc rehab the third time in two years trying to push me back to same type of work where I got hurt, so what's next?
This so called pain clinic where I have to go specializes in patients trying to "talk them out of pain". I am supposed to attend occupational therapy, physical therapy, vocational counseling, mental counseling, swim therapy five days a week eight hours per day for a whole month, maybe longer. I am nervous already, I feel they will find a way saying I am not co-operating and will try to use it against me. I am sick of doctors, therapist, counselors most of them saying the pain is in my head. Recent EMG test still showed carpal tunnel after several surgeries, my fingers won't work, can't really grab anyting, right shoulder is in terrible pain and could go on and on where I hurt, but still no treatment.

Thanks for listening.

Kat

Kat