Texas Workers Comp Lawyer

The Appeals Process in Texas Workers Compensation Cases

It happens far more often than you would think. You suffer a legitimate (and perhaps serious) injury on the job and can’t work. You file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits and, to your utter surprise, your claim is denied. What do you do now? What are your options for appealing the decision to deny your claim? You want an experienced attorney to answer your questions and guide you through the appeals process.

From the Experienced Texas Workers Compensation Lawyers at Bailey & Galyen

At Bailey & Galyen, we bring more than 50 years of combined experience to people who have been hurt on the job. We take a comprehensive approach, listening carefully to the details of your case so that we can identify all potential claims as well as your options and likelihood of success. In our years of practice, we have successfully represented hundreds of injured workers, pursuing claims against all responsible parties.

The Texas Workers Compensation Lawyers at Bailey & Galyen offer quality legal services and representation to clients throughout Texas, including Arlington, Bedford, Dallas, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Irving, Plano, Weatherford, Mesquite, Houston, Galleria, West Chase, Clear Lake, Galveston as well as our Rio Grande Valley offices in Brownsville, Harlingen and McAllen, TX.

We offer a free initial consultation to all work injury matters. To schedule an appointment, contact our office by e-mail or call us at one of the numbers listed below.

When Your Legitimate Workers Compensation Claim Is Denied

In our experience, many claims are initially denied because paperwork is incorrect, or because the applicant failed to provide adequate documentation or evidence to support the claim. When you hire us to help you appeal a claims denial, we will carefully review all documents that have been filed so that we can determine whether you need to provide additional information or to challenge the board’s findings.

Our first step will be to set up a benefit review conference (BRC), with a dispute resolution officer who will act as a mediator. We will prepare and file any documents required at this stage of the process, and will be your advocate at the conference. If you don’t get an acceptable resolution at the BRC, we can seek a contested case hearing (CCH). At the contested case hearing, the hearings officer may take testimony from witnesses, but will render a decision.

If you are displeased with the outcome at the contested case hearing, you have the right ask a three-judge panel to review the transcripts of the CCH proceeding. If they deny your appeal, you can take your case to the district court of appeals or to the Texas Supreme Court, if necessary.

Contact Bailey & Galyen

Contact us online or call our offices at one of the numbers below to schedule a meeting with an experienced Texas Workers Compensation Lawyer. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We won't charge you for the initial consultation.

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Experienced Workers Compensation Lawyers Protecting Your Rights

Bailey & Galyen
1901 W. Airport Freeway
Bedford, TX 76021

With offices located in:

Dallas / Fort Worth Offices

Houston / Galveston Offices

Rio Grande Valley Offices

McAllen: (956) 686-8500 | Brownsville / Toll Free: (866) 678-1900 | Harlingen: (956) 440-0534

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