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The exam that decides your claim — walk in prepared.

One medical appointment will influence your claim more than months of treatment. Most workers walk in unprepared. You won't.

Reviewed August 2026 Educational — not legal advice

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Same words, same calm — coming soon. The complete transcript below teaches the identical lesson in about a minute of reading.

The transcript

On screen — calendar reminder: “QME/IME EXAM — 9:00 AM”

One medical appointment will influence your claim more than months of treatment. Most workers walk in unprepared. You won't.

On screen — “This is not a treatment visit. It's a measurement.”

This doctor isn't treating you — they're answering legal questions: Is it work-related? How impaired are you? Their report becomes the closest thing to truth in your file.

On screen — “Prepare three things” — timeline · treatment list · honest bad days

Prepare three things. Your story in order, with dates. Every treatment you've had. And your real range — including the bad days you tend to downplay.

On screen — a seesaw balancing at “Honest”

Then follow one rule in both directions: total honesty. Exaggeration gets caught and sinks real claims. But politeness — “I'm fine, just sore” — becomes a permanent record too. Describe it exactly like it is.

On screen — “Mention every body part. Every time.”

And name every injured body part — the ones you skip don't exist in the report.

On screen — “Get the report. Read it. Errors can be challenged.”

Afterward, get the report and read it — factual errors can be challenged, but only on a clock.

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