Mariaa or anyone who knows

[Bitzer]

I just wonder what you mean by before or after surgery as I'm in the same situation as you. W/C wants me to do the surgery in 30 days or settle for very little and close medical.

Been on SSDI and W/C for 10 yrs and finally get surgery approved but both doctor and W/C pushing real hard for the surgery my attorney says don't do it but I need to get them out of my life. Nobody can answer questions.

Last time I talked to my attorney she was talking about nail polish with asst. why she trying to talk to me.

[backless]

Each case is different and so are laws for every state.I'll take a shot here with a guess.If you have surgery,it's possible you will recover somewhat ,thus lowering your disability %.If that is the case,your settlement,if any ,may be lower.Reason for that could be,because,every body part ,and ailment associated with the disability has a value.If your 40% indicates a settlement of say $40,000,then after a surgery you may be at 20% disability,which might even make you more employable,thus your settlement may be greatly reduced.Add to that,your SSDI may then become questionable.This is just a scenario ,no expert here,but I have always taken the advice of the person I hired to help me through my affairs regarding my disability ,my Attorney.Lastly,you mention in one of your posts regarding lifetime benefits.Its not a guarentee you will collect either for life.SSDI does reviews and W/C has the right to send for reviews as well.W/C is a very hard benefit to win for life and they like to close cases,so they don't go away as asy as SSDI.The at time use investigators to disprove cases.