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there was a public talk by a (well-paid, sixty'ish) Longshoreman in California today, where the Longshoreman was injured by an electrical shock. The assigned Do

there was a public talk by a (well-paid, sixty'ish) Longshoreman in California today, where the Longshoreman was injured by an electrical shock. The assigned Doctor said "I have made a thorough study of your xrays and I see no problems" .. yet that man had fused-vertebrae from a motorcycle accident previous to employment. The Doctor made no mention of the fused vertebrae until the Longshoreman brought it up. The direct implication is that the Doctor was told that it was a soft-tissue injury privately, and proceeded to begin the path to deny benefits. A problem in these situations is that all sides cheat, in reality. And once the finger pointing starts, the communication is damaged, and real problems are put into buckets along with "malingering"

anamax 3y ago
Who should pay the benefits for the motorcycle accident that happened before the guy became a longshoreman?
- jpsouth 3y ago
  The persons insurance, presumably. The issue seems to be that the doctor didn’t even check the x-ray, otherwise they would have commented on an unmentioned fused vertebrae. I’m not sure how you didn’t gather that from the OP.
  - anamax 3y ago
    My question was motivated by the OP. The longshoreman was arguing for some sort of compensation for an injury from an electric shock. Unless there are relevant symptoms or electric shock is known to have effects on bones, why would the doctor look at x-rays? He probably also didn't look at stool samples or test for TB.
    - serf 3y ago
      well then the problem arises when said doctor says "I thoroughly studied your x-rays".