The Medical Exhibit: Vital Evidence in a Workers Compensation Case
A Medical Exhibit is prepared by the insurance company for the Judge. The exhibit includes a full set of your medical records. 20 working days prior to the hearing, your attorney will send all medical records we have to be included in the Medical Exhibit to the attorney for the insurance company. 10 working days prior to the hearing, the insurance company will send the completed Medical Exhibit to the Judge with a copy to Atkin & Associates. This allows your attorney time to read all medical records.
All medical decisions must be made by a doctor and included in the medical exhibit. Medical causation showing that the accident caused the current problems is the most important evidence. But treatment recommendations, impairment ratings and other medical issues must be fully documented in the medical exhibit. With few exceptions, the Judge will not allow new medical records into the Medical Exhibit after it is complete. Therefore, if your doctor has been asked to submit a report for your hearing, that report must be done in time for it to be mailed to the insurance company 20 days prior to the hearing.
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