by Guest » Sat May 23, 2009 09:49 pm
Hi
I am a disabled VET who has had low back problems before this last accident. My L5-S1 region has disk thinning and calcium build up and has caused pain from time to time. It was ok before the accident. I have a disability rating at 30%. Well I was picking up my kids from high school and stopped at a red light behind a slow moving bus.
So I slowly crept up to the intersection to make a right hand turn and had to wait for school children in the cross walk. A young driver slammed into my back of my vehicle he must have been doing 30MPH. I thought I was fine right after the collision but within 30 seconds lightning pain went up my legs to my back and it seemed to have hang time were my past injury was. Then it went up to my neck.
I had sprang ankle and back pain as well as whiplash. I decided to seek my chiropractor vs MD because I did not feel the need for MRI or xray was needed I was trying to keep cost down for both sides. My car did not look that bad but bumper went into the UNI body and cost was around $9100 to fix it. I told my chiropractor to be in line with what my expenses I thought I would be reasonable. He estimated each visit to be $120. I went 30 times in close to 4 months as my pain did not decrease. I started to take Vicaden for the pain. At the 33 visit I ended treatment as not to spend too much. He said billing was ok and reasonable “I could go more” that I owed somewhere around $4300. I ended then and there. I was soon billed $5020. I still have pain but live with it. I can get free med from here on out from the VA. I got the insurance to pay the damage, and finally turned my sons whiplash bill and mine in. His bill was only $860 he was offered a total of $1500 for medical and pain and suffering. Less than 1X Pain and suffering! Then it came to my bill they said it was unreasonable for soft tissue? And they offered me $5180 total Medical and pain and suffering. Now I know it not cut and dry but I was re-injured and he hit me and screwed my life up again! I would like to get a lawyer but it could cost too much! What do you suggest?
I am a disabled VET who has had low back problems before this last accident. My L5-S1 region has disk thinning and calcium build up and has caused pain from time to time. It was ok before the accident. I have a disability rating at 30%. Well I was picking up my kids from high school and stopped at a red light behind a slow moving bus.
So I slowly crept up to the intersection to make a right hand turn and had to wait for school children in the cross walk. A young driver slammed into my back of my vehicle he must have been doing 30MPH. I thought I was fine right after the collision but within 30 seconds lightning pain went up my legs to my back and it seemed to have hang time were my past injury was. Then it went up to my neck.
I had sprang ankle and back pain as well as whiplash. I decided to seek my chiropractor vs MD because I did not feel the need for MRI or xray was needed I was trying to keep cost down for both sides. My car did not look that bad but bumper went into the UNI body and cost was around $9100 to fix it. I told my chiropractor to be in line with what my expenses I thought I would be reasonable. He estimated each visit to be $120. I went 30 times in close to 4 months as my pain did not decrease. I started to take Vicaden for the pain. At the 33 visit I ended treatment as not to spend too much. He said billing was ok and reasonable “I could go more” that I owed somewhere around $4300. I ended then and there. I was soon billed $5020. I still have pain but live with it. I can get free med from here on out from the VA. I got the insurance to pay the damage, and finally turned my sons whiplash bill and mine in. His bill was only $860 he was offered a total of $1500 for medical and pain and suffering. Less than 1X Pain and suffering! Then it came to my bill they said it was unreasonable for soft tissue? And they offered me $5180 total Medical and pain and suffering. Now I know it not cut and dry but I was re-injured and he hit me and screwed my life up again! I would like to get a lawyer but it could cost too much! What do you suggest?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 06:00 am Post Subject:
Yeah I guess that the mileage portion or wear and tear on my vehicle to get to treatment is not part of losses? At least in accordance with the insurance adjuster. Basically they said "no we don't pay for millage". Things have changed since my last accident. Maybe the wine and dining of the terminator! I will try to give a demand and if not turn it over to the sharks! I have no other insurance other then the VA. I was just trying to work with them, If they felt bills were to high then fine lower the payout by the amount of my med pay allowing me to use it to offset there payment. But instead it is included as one settlement and they lower my pain and suffering offer. But I guess this would not be fair to my insurance company. Overall I am not happy with there offer the pain and suffering offer stands today at 19% of medical. This does not compensate me for even the time I spent dealing with the loss. millage alone is close $120 dollars. I thought my demand of 50% of medical was well within reason. Not like I was holding out for 5 times medical like what was the norm not to long ago. I do understand the need for reform, just look how my chiropractor treated this as if my injury was just another free meal ticket.
One more try to argue my point, to bad I feel it is a dead end road.
Flint who you calling OP?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 12:21 pm Post Subject:
Flint who you calling OP?
you would be the OP (Original Poster)...I'd stick with the arguement about 'minor impact' and how a jury might view this 9100 repair as a major impact....I'm sorry Jerry what was or is your demand again?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 06:47 pm Post Subject:
Peace love and happiness as well as not to be called OP! For that is reserved for Ron Howard! Thanks everyone
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 11:30 am Post Subject:
as not to be called OP! For that is reserved for Ron Howard!
That cracked me up, I never thought of it as, 'opie' :lol: :lol: I use it all the time, as well... (OP)....you know of course no offense was meant by Flint at all..Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 01:59 pm Post Subject:
I reserve rights on that. Anyway, better OP than Barney.
Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 06:11 pm Post Subject:
Ha Ha
I must of guessed OP wrong! the English language can be butchered by IMing grammar I just can't keep up.
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:19 am Post Subject:
yes you did, but in a funny way..on any forum OP will always mean Original Poster....and never mean opie from mayberry :wink:
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 02:04 am Post Subject:
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 02:04 am Post Subject: discriminated as well
are there rule on dispositions and representation
discrimination due to disability, dennied compensaytion from accident due being disabled
The attorney is needed for my sister Rebecca Clark. I believe her current attoryney is misrepresenting her in an accident case against Christly Little of Poplar Bluff,MO.(whose father is an Attorney in Poplar Bluff, MO.). Durring a disposition today 7/23/2009 at Bascom Law firm office the defendant Ms Christy Little brought in a cell phone camera and took pictures of my sister, and wrote down infromation of Ms. Clarks address, and the location and phone numbers of the other parties involved in the accident that occured on Jan 21, 2007.Where as my sister Rebecca Clark was not allowed to sit in on Ms. Christy Little's disposition. Also my sisters attorney was the only person who had Ms. Clarks autherisation for medical records release of specific date and not date going back 5 years prior to the accident as well as Ms. Clarks disability record from the federal department of social securiy and disability department. By this action Ms. Clark's HPPTA rights were clearly violated and her medical privacy was violated. Ms. Clark's attorney had given all of Ms.Clarks medical records to the defendants attorney prior to this disposition without autherisation to do so from Ms. Clark . Also the defendant Ms. Little has a current history of DWI and admitted to this durring the dispsition. Ms. Little also admits that prior to and after the accident she had those issues with DWI incidents.Another situation is my sister is being dicriminated due to the fact she is a disabled person, and she was not treated fairly and she is not being represented appropiately. The defendant's attoney is trying to state that no damage was done , even though Ms. Clark car was tottled after being pushed acrossed an intersection and pined against a pole. We had taken photos of both vechicles and damage done to those vechicles as a result of said accident.But the defendants's attorney refuses to acknowledge them and Ms. Clark's attorney refuses to admit them as evidence or use for reference in questing about said incident. Also the defendant Ms. Christly Little has avoided summons and dispositions until recently which was 2 years after the accident, and I believe that there is a time limit to file a law suit and that both attorneys have delayed so to avoid settlement. This may be classified as a cival suit I believe. Also both attorneys informed that due to the fact that Ms. Clark is disable that she did not substain any injuries that it just aggrivated previous condition and they both attorneys state they doubt a case exist due to the fact that Ms. Clark was disabled prior to the accident, and that injuries inflicted from accident are not relevent and she is not entitled to compensation for said injuries or replacement of her vechicle that was tottled.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 07:20 pm Post Subject: JERRY I AM DEALING WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM TOO I WAS HIT
AND ON DISABLITY THE CAR ACCIDENT MADE ME HAVE ANOTHER NECK SURGRY. 2 1/2 YEARS LATER I AM FIGHTING BECAUSE THEY SAY i was aLREADY ON DISABLITY AND COULDN'T OF HAD THAT MUCH DAMAGE. BUT MY FRIEND WHO WAS WITH ME WHOM HAD NO PRIOR INJURY THEY ARE TAKING CAN OF. I DON'T GET IT IF SHE GOT HURT AND I HAD ANOTHER SURGRY ON MY NECK WHY AM I BEING TOLD TO BAD ,? SHE'S GOT A SUIT AND I LOST A TRUCK TOTALED AND PUSH CAB IN TWO INCHES (And more in some spots)
HOW CAN THIS BE?
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