Title: FCE: What it Is and How it Affects Workers Compensation and Personal Injury Cases
Headings: What is a Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) in Workers Comp?
What is a Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) in Workers Comp?
FCE Guide: Learn What to Expect at Your Workers Compensation Functional Capacity Evaluation and How to Use it to Win Your Injury Case or Increase Settlement Value
Understand How the FCE Impacts Your Workers Comp Claim
What is an FCE?
What is the Purpose of the Functional Capacity Evaluation?
Who Does the FCE?
Where Will the Functional Capacity Evaluation Take Place?
What Happens During a Functional Capacity Evaluation?
How Long Does an FCE Last?
Who Will Order the FCE?
Do I Have to Attend the Workers Comp FCE?
Who Pays for the Functional Capacity Evaluation?
How Much Does an FCE Cost?
When is the Functional Capacity Evaluation Scheduled?
Tips for Doing Well on the Functional Capacity Evaluation
Is My Treating Physician Bound by the Physical Therapist’s Opinions from the Functional Capacity Evaluation?
How Will the Insurance Company Use the FCE Report?
Is My Workers Comp Claim Over After the Functional Capacity Evaluation?
What Happens After the FCE – Is it Time to Settle My Workers Comp Case after the Functional Capacity Evaluation?
What is the Difference Between a Permanent Impairment Rating and a FCE?
What is the Difference Between an IME and a Functional Capacity Evaluation?
Who are Some of the FCE Providers in Virginia?
Can I Use the Functional Capacity Evaluation to Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits?
Do I Need to Hire a Workers Comp Attorney if I am Scheduled for an FCE?

Content: Find out why hundreds of injured employees in Virginia have chosen me as their workers comp lawyer. What is an FCE? A Functional Capacity Evaluation is a set of tests, measurements, and observations used to assess your physical capacities and to determine your ability to return to a full or light duty position after a work injury or car accident. Many medical providers and insurance carriers consider functional testing more objective and accurate than the use of light duty restrictions issued by treating physicians. What is the Purpose of the Functional Capacity Evaluation? The purpose of the FCE is to evaluate your ability to work and to compare your abilities to the physical demands of your pre-injury job and other jobs that may be available in the labor market. That is why it is important for the insurance company to give the FCE examiner a complete and accurate written job description for the position you had at the time you were hurt. Otherwise the FCE examiner will have a difficult time reaching conclusions about whether you are capable of full duty. Your treating physician may use the FCE to recommend appropriate limitations and disability from work. Who Does the FCE?