Week Ending April 3, 2021
Here are some recent Board Panel Decisions, grouped by subject: (1) M&T Reimbursement This claim was established for the back and consequential PTSD arising out of a 1988 accident. The carrier had since been placed into liquidation, and claimant was classified with a permanent total disability. A wheelchair had been deemed medically necessary. The carrier was directed to pay for claimant's new wheelchair when the old one wore out. For proof of payment, claimant produced a letter signed by the wheelchair venue, and noted that since the checking account had been closed, he had no access to his canceled checks. There was also a "receipt" that increased the price of the wheelchair through handwritten notes, without any documentation as to who paid. The carrier appealed, claiming the documentation was insufficient. The Board held that there must be proof that claimant actually paid for the durable medical equipment. Since the documentation submit...