Industrial Injury Claim
Washington State
Labor and Industries
How it Works:
If your hearing loss is due to
noise exposure
&
The last place you worked was in the State of Washington...
We are pleased to assist you with the filing of your hearing loss claim for no fee.
STEPS:
1.
Call
and set an appointment at one of our
12 convenient service areas.
2. We will send you a confirmation letter and work history form to complete and bring with you to your appointment.
-On the work history begin with your most current employment working backwards to high school.
-If you do not have this information it can be acquired through the social security administration (form available) or through your local employment security offices.
-Even if you do not get your work history form completed be sure to come to your first appointment anyway and we will assist you.
3. 1st Appointment- Our technician will go through
- a health history questionnaire
- your work history
- and complete a hearing test.
If you qualify, he will complete all the required forms and paperwork. He will discuss the
style of aids
that best fit your hearing needs and make impressions of your ears.
4. The completed packet of forms must be taken to a medical doctor to be signed.
- You can go to your primary physician or we can refer you to a doctor that specializes in hearing loss claims.
- The doctor will review the forms and may test your hearing again to complete his portion of the forms.
- He will mail the required documents to the Department of Labor & Industries or to the appropriate agency.
5. You should receive a card or letter from the Department of Labor & Industries stating that you now have a claim in process.
- If you receive anything from L&I requesting additional information to be sent to them, please give us a call so we can help you to fill out any forms.
- It is important to make 2 copies of all papers before returning them to L&I (one set for your records and one copy for our file) sometimes things get lost in the mail!
6. Next, we wait for L&I to do their investigation and make a decision on your claim.
- The Department of Labor & industries also determines if you are to be awarded a settlement for your hearing loss.
- An approved Labor & Industries hearing loss claim will cover the cost of all authorized hearing instruments, batteries, repairs and or replacements for the rest of your life.
Once your Claim is Approved, you will receive notification by mail that your claim has been allowed.
This means we can now order your new hearing aids at
no cost to you.
Call 1-800-924-1577 to order your new hearing aids!
For this service we ask:
When your hearing loss claim is approved, you aquire your hearing aids from our company Federal Certified Hearing Center.
By law you are free to choose any provider.
Thank you for choosing us.
This is the only way that we get compensated for all the hard work we do, in helping you complete your claim.
Remember, you do NOT pay for the hearing aids - it is all covered by your approved hearing loss claim.
*We are an independent family owned hearing aid fitting & dispensing company. We are not associated with Washington State Labor & Industries.
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