What to do if my disability claim was denied because of what my doctor said?
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What to do if my disability claim was denied because of what my doctor said?
I have endonetriosis and had a lap surgery but it didn’t help. I have been to my doctor 3x this month about the pain. It’s so bad that I can sit down for more than two hours without being in excrutiating pain. He put me on several different meds. Because of this my doctor told me to take off work and have my job fax him my time off paperwork. Once he filled it out they called him to verify. He then told my job during that even though he told me to take off, he didn’t believe I was in that much pain that it was disabiling me from doing my job which is sitting in a chair taking calls for 8 hours. So my claim was denied. My doctor denies that he saI’d that but refuses to call my job to clarify. Can I sue him?
Asked on February 21, 2013 under Malpractice Law, Tennessee
Answers:
Catherine Blackburn / Blackburn Law Firm
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
In my opinion, there is nothing you can do about this. However, this is only my opinion. Please feel free to consult a malpractice lawyer in your area.
This is a "he said, she said" situation. In 30 years of practice, I have concluded that the patient loses that claim every time.
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