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 ImprovementMaximum 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.