Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Disease: The Physician Consultant’s Role in Establishing Work-Relatedness

Legal MDs Consulting Response: Workers’ compensation cases involving occupational disease or repetitive trauma present unique challenges that differ significantly from acute injury cases. Establishing that a medical condition is work-related often requires detailed analysis of the occupational history, the medical literature on dose-response relationships, and the specific clinical presentation. Our physician consultants are frequently called […]