Is the decision final?

Medical assessment tribunal decisions are always final.

The decision may only be looked at again if you have medical evidence that wasn’t available at your first medical assessment tribunal. It must also be evidence your medical assessment tribunal doctors wouldn’t have known, which is called ‘fresh medical evidence’.

If you believe you have fresh medical evidence you can ask your insurer for the decision to be reviewed. Your insurer will only consider the medical evidence if:

• it’s less than 12 months since your first medical assessment tribunal appointment and
• your injury or illness is covered under the Workers’ Compensation Act 1990 or later.

Your insurer will send your medical evidence to a review panel at Q-COMP, which is made up of a medical assessment tribunal Chair or Deputy Chair and one of the original doctors at your appointment.

This panel will consider your medical evidence and either accept or reject it as fresh medical evidence.

If your medical evidence is rejected—this decision is final and cannot be appealed.

If your medical evidence is accepted—your insurer will refer you to have another medical assessment tribunal and where possible, it will with be your original doctor panel.