Average duration: 8 weeks.
Your case has now been assessed and your caseworker must write a decision. However, there are many cases and therefore it may take some time before the caseworker can get started on yours.
The decision consists of a description of your case and a justification for whether you can receive compensation or not.
If we do assess that you are entitled to compensation, it will also state the amount you receive in compensation, in some cases. In other cases, we can only calculate the compensation amount later on.
For example, if the injury has cost you the ability to work, we must first assess what you would have earned if you had not received the injury. This requires that we receive paychecks and other documentation
For example, if the injury alone has given you the right to compensation for an extended period of illness, we can calculate the compensation without further information.
If you are not satisfied with the decision, you have the opportunity to appeal the decision for up to 30 days after to the Appeals Board for Patient Compensation.
The Board of Appeal may decide to change the case status from a refusal to a grant, increase or decrease the compensation amount. The Board of Appeal can also assess that the patient is not entitled to compensation at all. However, if the patient has been paid a compensation earlier in the process following a decision by the Danish Patient Compensation, this amount cannot be demanded back.