Keys to the Kingdom #21: Maximum Medical Improvement
Federal workers’ compensation attorney Alan J. Shapiro has 28 federal workers’ compensation keys to the kingdom.
Maximum Medical Improvement
Maximum Medical Improvement means that the claimant has reached a plateau for medical treatment – now and for the foreseeable future. The mere fact that the claimant is deemed to be MMI does not terminate weekly benefits. However, a claimant needs to prove MMI in order to be eligible for a schedule award.