Disability and Impairment Evaluation Services: Based on our in-depth experience, we are able to assess and support the management of complex disability and workers' compensation claims for insurers, the legal community and individuals with impairments. We specialize in the analysis of high reserve or complex claims that lack expected progress or have reached a point of inertia. Following a thorough review and analysis, we construct a claim map that defines the current status of the claim, how the claim reached this point of inertia, the desired outcome, and a detailed resolution plan (if appropriate.)
The principals of The Leclair Company are experts in psychiatric claims and physical claims with a mental and behavioral component. We work collaboratively with you and the health care provider to identify whether the symptoms and any associated impairment impact the person's ability to work successfully and to perform ADL's and social responsibilities effectively. Our affiliation with Brigham and Associates (www.impairment.com) allows us to offer expert impairment ratings according to multiple editions of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment and the complex issues often associated with workers' compensation, accident, personal injury and disability cases.
Vocational Analysis Services: We understand the insurance industry is in the business of managing risk. You need relevant information and clear direction to respond effectively and consistently to factors that influence this risk. Knowledge of the realistic potential for a person with an impairment to retain employment or return to employment following an injury or illness related work disruption is an essential bit of information in this risk assessment. We possess extensive experience as consultants at the worksite, as clinical and vocational rehabilitation professionals, and as authorities in the dynamics of disability and workers' compensation insurance. This experience allows us to identify and evaluate each of the factors that can influence work restoration for a particular case and arrive at a realistic assessment of vocational potential for complex claims.