How To Appeal a Georgia Workers’ Compensation Denial

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If you were injured at work in Georgia, chances are you filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits. State law requires most employers to provide employees with workers' comp coverage from their first day on the job. Workers' comp benefits should pay for medical expenses, a portion of lost wages, and certain other incidental costs when when employees suffer occupational injuries or illnesses. Unfortunately, workers' compensation claims do not always proceed as they should. Every year, workers entitled to benefits see their claims minimized or outright denied by penny-pinching employers or insurance companies.

If this has happened to you, you have the right to appeal your claims denial. If your workers' compensation claim was wrongfully denied, you have the right to appeal this decision. In most cases, you only have 20 days from the decision date to file your appeal, so you must act quickly. An appeal is a formal request asking a higher authority to review or reverse the decision of a lower authority. There is an established process for filing an appeal regarding workers' compensation denials in Georgia.

There are many reasons why an employer or insurance company might have denied a workers' compensation claim, but because of your right to appeal, an initial claim denial is not necessarily the end of the road. It is essential to act quickly when you learn your claim has been denied. You have just 1 year from the denial to request a hearing with an administrative law judge and begin the appeals process. The appeals process can be time-consuming, so you'll get a a resolution much earlier if you file promptly. Additionally, the evidence you rely on to support your case will only deteriorate with time, so it's better to act while materials and memories are fresh.

Talk with a Georgia workers' compensation lawyer today to learn more about the workers' comp appeals process here in the Peach State. Contact Sherrod and Bernard, P.C. For a free initial consultation. If your employer or the insurance provider has denied your claim for workers' comp benefits, contact the Georgia workers' compensation lawyers at Sherrod and Bernard, P.C. We have extensive experience helping injured workers like you seek and secure the benefits they are entitled to.

Call 678-905-7503 or visit sherrodandbernard.com for a free consultation.