Hi and welcome to the Chiari forum.
I have to agree with Jenny, don't sell urself short , we all make typos, and sometimes we catch and fix them sometimes we don't...but u r a valued person, here and I am sure at ur job.
The problem with filing a claim is many times this condition is congenital, and I am going to bet that urs is, otherwise it would not have shown up so quickly . A acquired form of syringomyelia the syrinx can happen as a result of an injury such as urs, but would take some time to form.
Since urs is there and progressing, I am more apt to believe that urs was always there and u were not aware of it or it's symptoms.
The injury u sustained did however trigger the symptoms and I am not sure that will help u win a claim,
We have a list of drs, and from what I understand u must go to a WC dr the first 90 days....for it to be covered....after that u can go to ur own dr, at least that is the law in the state of PA...be sure what and when u can go to a diff dr in ur state,
The names on our list r from members that have been to them and like the drs, u do have to research the dr....the list is not meant as a referral.
Since u have a syrinx u most likely have a CSF blockage, and the longer it is left untreated the bigger the possibility for perm nerve damage...so , do look into how to proceed to a sr with the proper experience...u do not want a NS that knows chiari and syringomyelia, u want one that deals with just chiari and related conditions.
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Chiari-Malformation/LIST-OF-CHIARI-SPECIALISTS/show/1293483
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