Sometimes truth is better than fiction. These two tales were sent to us by Virginia trial lawyers concerning the troubling tactics taken by Vocational Rehabilitation “specialists” hired by the insurance company to work on their disabled client: Story #1: Insurance Company Vocational Rehabilitation Vendor prepares resume for claimant. The claimant has only a 7th grade…
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According to NOSSCR (the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives), the user fee rises each year because it has an automatic Cost-of-Living-Adjustment. [info@nosscr-news.info] The fee cap for fee agreements does not rise each year because it has no automatic Cost-of-Living-Adjustment. By statute, the Commissioner has the discretion, but not the mandate, to raise the…
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Doug Landau is shown here at South Lakes High School with instructor Faye Cascio after registering and submitting samples in order to become a Bone Marrow Donor. The National Bone Marrow Donor Program came to the Reston High School in order to recruit new participants. According to their web site, “On any given day, more…
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Shown here are the x-ray machinery from one of our state-of-the-art local hospitals. These machines can show fractures and de-mineralized bone. The radiographic films can show such things as loss of disc height and the lordotic curve in cases involving injury to the back, neck and spine. However, they cannot “spot” all traumatic injuries from…
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The family of a California woman who died following neck surgery filed a lawsuit Tuesday against medical device maker Medtronic Inc. According to the lawsuit, the woman’s death was caused by use of the Infuse spinal graft in her neck and a Medtronic representative encouraged the surgeon to use the implant for off-label uses prior…
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