What to do, what to do?

My husband the firefighter got hurt at work. He was fighting a fire and he got hurt. At first we thought he just broke the bone in his back. He went back to work after the bone healed. He played by the rules, he rested and healed and went back to work. Just under a year later he was having problems again. It seems as if during the initial injury he also had a disc injury that was misdiagnosed. Now almost two years after his accident he still has pain. In addition to the pain, the committee who approves or denies treatment, has been denying him the treatment he needs. My husband has never tried to short change the city, he has even tried to go back early, he did light duty when it was required, when many firefighters don't. He just wants to feel better, to be able to lift his two kids, and do the occasional manly thing around the house again. The City of Los Angles should take care of him. He takes care of it.

Jerry likes working for the LAFD. It's a large department with many different stations and lots of different people to work with. I don't think you could get bored working there. He just wants to work again as a healthy firefighter. He is working now, but its not the same. A desk job 5 stories underground is a good way to work while he heals, but I don't believe he is happy like he used to be. Our lives have not been the same since his injury. We would like for him to get the medical treatment he needs and to move on.

There are many to blame for the length of this mess, bureaucracy, the people who do take advantage of Workers Compensation, the management company, doctors, and even Jerry for being so eager to get back to work. I have a hard time putting much blame on Jerry he just wants to work for a living.

I googled California's workers compensation and here is what I found from this http://www.dir.ca.gov/DWC/InjuredWorker.htm website.

"If you get hurt or sick because of work, your employer is required by law to pay for workers' compensation benefits. Workers' comp insurance provides six basic benefits: medical care, temporary disability benefits, permanent disability benefits, supplemental job displacement benefits or vocational rehabilitation and death benefits.
Workers' compensation is the nation's oldest social insurance program: It was adopted in most states, including California, during the second decade of the 20th century. It is a no-fault system, meaning you don't need to prove your injury was someone else's fault in order to receive benefits.
The workers' compensation system is based on a trade-off between employees and employers. Employees are entitled to receive prompt, effective medical treatment for on-the-job injuries no matter who was at fault and, in return, are prevented from suing their employers over those injuries.
The vast majority of workers' compensation claims are resolved without any problems. However, sometimes a disagreement can arise between you and the claims administrator over issues such as whether your injury was sustained on-the-job or how much in benefits you are entitled to receive.
When a dispute like that arises, the Division of Workers' Compensation can help resolve it through its Information and Assistance Unit or by going before a judge at one of the division's 24 local offices."

After reading this, what are our options? Do we have to get a lawyer or some kind of representation? He was denied a second epidural block so he switched doctors. The new doctor ordered a nerve test to see what damage there might be, that was denied. He can't get another MRI because that has been denied. Basically the claims department is telling him to just live with it. They are not giving him any options for treatment. It's frustrating to say the least.