Specialist declaration for personal injury

What is a specialist declaration?

Have you been injured at work, injured in traffic or been sick as a result of your work you must document that there is a causal link between what you have been exposed to and the ailments you are suffering from.

You also need to clarify the extent of the injury or illness in order to be able to claim the correct compensation.

Assessment of the actual causal relationship and the severity of the damage is done by injuries by medical specialists with expertise in the medical field relevant to the individual case.

The specialist then prepares a specialist statement. The specialist statement should be based on an examination of you, a conversation with you and, among other things, the previous medical history that appears in medical records and discharge summaries.

Based on this, the doctor assesses whether there is a causal link between the accident/incident and the ailments you are suffering from.

In addition, the specialist statement considers the injury-related the degree of medical disability in accordance with disability table. Sometimes the specialist also assesses the occupational consequences of the injury.

What happens if I disagree with the specialist statement?

It is not unusual for the parties in a compensation case to disagree with the conclusions of a specialist report. It is therefore not uncommon for a second opinion to be obtained.

It may be that the specialist has been imprecise or has failed to include important factors in his or her judgement, or you may disagree with the assessments made.

Should I be critical of my choice of specialist?

In the case of certain types of injury, there may be different basic attitudes among specialists, so that you can predict in advance with a high degree of certainty what conclusion they will reach on the question of causality.

It is important that you are aware of this before you accept a specific specialist.

Should I contact a lawyer before choosing a specialist?

Before you allow yourself to be examined by a medical specialist in a compensation case, it is important that you are assisted by a lawyer who specialises in compensation cases and who is accustomed to dealing with medical documentation, and who has the expertise to criticise a medical specialist's statement where there are grounds for doing so.

Why should I choose Advokatfirmaet Halvorsen & Co?

Halvorsen & Co has almost 30 years of experience in personal injury compensation cases. We have assisted many thousands of injured parties, and our clients have received billions of kroner in compensation.

We always offer a free assessment of your compensation case. Get in touch with us today.

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