Workers' Compensation Attorneys

Workers' Compensation Overview

Injured on the job? You need more than medical help. Keith S. Douglass & Associates, LLP.
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You can lose your home, your car, as well as your income. Don't take that risk.

Contact the workers’ compensation team at Keith S. Douglass & Associates, LLP.

Preexisting Conditions

WA Preexisting Condition Insurance Law Attorney

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Sick or injured workers are often hesitant to file workers' compensation claims for an injury that did not begin at work but worsened there.

Will worker's comp cover a preexisting condition? Insurance policies often deny coverage for preexisting conditions, but workers' compensation insurance will cover them, with certain limitations. If a workplace activity or exposure aggravates a preexisting physical condition, workers' comp will most likely cover the claim as long as the injured worker was not being treated for the condition at the time of the incident that prompted the claim.

For example, if you were treated by an osteopath for back pain two years ago, which was caused by an industrial injury, and then re-injured your back when you slipped while climbing out of your truck while crossing Puget Sound on a ferry, workers' compensation would most likely re-open your claim. However, if you were being treated for back pain in throughout July then submitted a workers' compensation claim with an injury date in early August, your claim could possibly be denied.

If you believe you have been wrongly denied workman's comp benefits, please contact a skilled Washington worker's compensation lawyer at Keith S. Douglass & Associates, LLP.

 

Helping Injured Workers in Washington for nearly Twenty Years.

Located in Spokane, the workers' compensation law firm of Keith S. Douglass & Associates, LLP, represents clients throughout Washington State, including the cities of Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Bellingham, Olympia, Vancouver, Yakima, Richland, Kennewick, Pasco, Wenatchee, Ellensburg, Moses Lake, Clarkston, Pullman, Colville, and residents of Spokane County, the Tri-Cities area, eastern Washington, and western Washington.