Most workers’ compensation claims start with a very general diagnosis that an injured worker receives when they first treat with a doctor, or a hospital.
The conditions that they actually may be suffering from don’t become part of a claim until they’ve had diagnostic testing that show these more significant additional conditions.
In order to get a condition that’s more significant than a general diagnosis allowed into a claim, there’s a process that an injured worker has to go through.
It’s often helpful to have an experienced attorney help you go through this process of amending your claim to include the actual condition that you’re suffering from as a result of your work injury.