Determination as to whether an injury meets the threshold of industrial causation ...
Issues
- AOE podiatric issues are usually based in cumulative trauma cases.
- This area of analysis is perplexing and requires in-depth training.
- A threshold issue exists principally for the defendant.
Capabilities
The venue of cumulative trauma requires a detailed analysis of the applicant's history, emphasis on the biomechanical aspects of the musculoskeletal examination and the applied experience gained during the extensive practice of podiatry.
- Capability to properly analyze the facts
- Evaluation of lay witness statements, expert and lay depositions, sub rosa surveillance and investigative background reports.
- Capability to navigate the history in cases of allegation of cumulative trauma
- Evaluation of cumulative industrial and non-industrial exposure to weight bearing stressors and determination of the significance of each.
- Capability to determine AOE
- AOE medical report providing medical opinions regarding the disputed issues.