I'm so frustrated I could scream – I slipped on a wet floor at the restaurant where I work near Rhinebeck and herniated a disc in my lower back, and after two months of waiting the insurance company just sent me a letter saying they don't think it happened on the job because my manager's report didn't mention a "hazardous condition." I've never dealt with anything like this and part of me wants to just give up because I can't afford to miss more work for hearings and appeals that might go nowhere. But a friend keeps telling me that a good on the job injury lawyer Rhinebeck NY can fight the denial by gathering witness statements and security footage that the insurance company conveniently ignored. Is that actually true, or do most denied claims stay denied no matter what? I'm already behind on my car payment and I can barely sit for more than twenty minutes without pain shooting down my leg, so I need to decide fast whether to lawyer up or just try to go back to work on light duty and hope my back heals on its own. Anyone here ever won after a denial? I'd love to hear what actually happened.