Sunday, October 30, 2011

Receiving Spinal Cord Injury Compensation

By Richard Williams


When injuries spinal or spinal injuries occur, they can be life-altering. The spinal cord is essential to a good quality of life and even being able to carry out tasks from walking to the simple act of breathing. An injury can take a long time to heal, and the spinal cord may never heal completely. When such an injury occurs, it often requires costly treatments and physical therapy. Have the best personal insurance coverage in place beforehand, so that when it's time to file for spinal cord injury compensation the money for treatment will be available.

Those suffering from various injuries spinal or spinal injuries will find its essential to check personal and health insurance policies to find out what kind of compensation is available. A claim is how the injured will be able to pay for high-quality medical treatment. However, it must be completed properly and filed in a timely manner. Upon review of the insurance documents, the claimant may find that he is able to qualify for no-fault insurance or critical illness coverage, both of which pay for hospital bills and may also provide a little extra in the event of injury. If claimants have a payment protection insurance plan, he should also check that to see if he can get money to pay debts and the house payment while healing from a spinal injury.

Start by reading over the insurance policies to determine the claimant's options. If the policies can't be found, call the insurance broker as soon as possible. Those still in the hospital may also ask their relatives to perform this task for them. The insurers will likely want some kind of verbal permission over the phone or written permission from the injured party to proceed with a proxy party. Many insurers have set time limits for policy claims after injuries. Even if the claimant is still recovering from a serious injury, it's important to turn in that spinal cord injury claim quickly. The broker will provide a claim form to fill out and ask that the claimant be evaluated by a licensed doctor as part of the claim for compensation.

Claimants may also file a complaint with the insurer if they feel a spinal cord injury claim is unjustly denied, or if spinal cord injury compensation is not enough to cover costs. Should the claimant remain unhappy with the insurer's decision after review, the claimant can make a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service. This third-party group is set in place to provide an objective eye to review claims and help settle complaints between companies and their claimants.

The patient must wait for the insurance companies' final decision before he can report a grievance to the Financial Ombudsman. This grievance is also to be filed with the Financial Ombudsman within six months of the insurer's final decision. Don't delay in filing, if the period passes, then the patient has little recourse to try and get their spinal cord injury compensation approved by the insurer. When the patient chooses to accept the Financial Ombudsman's decision within a certain period of time, then it is binding on the patient.




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