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Are They Calling Your Herniated Disc a Lumbar Strain?
By Jason Weinstock on March 22, 2013

There is a renewed trend among particular self-insured employers and third-party administrators (TPA’s) in Nevada to send a Notice of Claim Acceptance for "lumbar strain only" on  low back injury claims.  My fellow claimants’  attorneys are also noticing an increase in claims where adjusters are denying medical treatment for a herniated disc,  because the claim was accepted for … Continue reading Are They Calling Your Herniated Disc a Lumbar Strain?