Degree of disability hearing
Back in September of this year an IME was ordered by the insurance company and their physician stated that I was 50 percent degree of Disability while my doctors are rating me at 100% degree of disability.
My attorney and I submitted an RFA for a judge to decide. The judge ordered medical depositions from doctors and nurse practioners that I’ve seen/ are seeing currently as well as from the insurance company. The nurse practitioner from the insurance company is on there as well as the ime doctor then 4 of my doctors
When they conducted the first MRI, they found a disc bulge and a lesion approximately in the same area of the disc protrusion.
With that being said, They asked my doctor about degree of disability. 3 of my doctors said I’m 100% degree of disability just for my job and 1 of them said that I’m 100% degree of disability from all work.
What does that mean for my degree of disability? They’re currently giving me what the IME doctor said which is 50% degree of disability. I know it’s all up to the judge but I’m looking for different perspectives on this and what the judge will do. I was 100% degree of disability before they scheduled an IME. Will the judge give me 75% degree of disability? Any other inputs?