I'm in Texas
I was sent for MMI & IR exam on my case, I thought the insurance company was going to request "Extent of Injury" exam also because I started having problems with my shoulders about a month after my initial back injury, however they did not. I am satisfied with the IR that I received for my back but not that they have done nothing to treat the problem with my shoulders. Can I except the IR for my back and still request on my own an extent of injury exam for my shoulders?
Also the insurance company says if I take a lump sum payment of my IIBs I will not be able to try to get my IR changed in the future. Does that just mean I will no longer be able to contest this exam? Or does that mean the IR would never go up even if I got injured again?
I was sent for MMI & IR exam on my case, I thought the insurance company was going to request "Extent of Injury" exam also because I started having problems with my shoulders about a month after my initial back injury, however they did not. I am satisfied with the IR that I received for my back but not that they have done nothing to treat the problem with my shoulders. Can I except the IR for my back and still request on my own an extent of injury exam for my shoulders?
Also the insurance company says if I take a lump sum payment of my IIBs I will not be able to try to get my IR changed in the future. Does that just mean I will no longer be able to contest this exam? Or does that mean the IR would never go up even if I got injured again?