Disputing Your Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) in Workers' Compensation

The maximum medical improvement (MMI) is the point where a medical professional believes a certain body part or organ system that has been damaged in a work-related injury will no longer improve, and it can have huge effects on your workers' compensation benefits. An inaccurate MMI could cost you money, so it's a good idea to dispute the MMI if you feel that it is incorrect. There is a specific time frame and process you will have to go through in order to dispute the MMI in time to save your benefits.

Instructions

• 1

  Contact a workers' compensation attorney right away.

• 2

  File a dispute with the agency in your state that deals with workers' compensation within 90 days.

• 3

  Get an opinion from a doctor that disagrees with the designated doctor's report that determined you had reached MMI if you think the result is incorrect. Ask the doctor to review the designated doctor's form and provide a detailed opinion about why the MMI is incorrect. Ask him to also provide an alternative calculation of what your impairment rating should be.

• 4

  Ask your attorney to submit a Letter of Clarification to the agency requesting that the designated doctor look at additional medical records and opinions, and overturn the original doctor's MMI assessment.