The claimant sought a catastrophic impairment determination, as well as entitlement to NEBs, ACBs, various medical benefits, and the denied portion of catastrophic impairment assessments. The insurer argued that the claimant’s psychological injuries and epilepsy were not accident-related, but resulted from pre-existing conditions. Adjudicator Lake agreed with the insurer and dismissed all claims. She found that the claimant had suffered from various pre-accident impairments (epilepsy, migraines, major depressive episodes related to the death of the claimant’s daughter). Further, surveillance of the claimant showed that she was not credible in her self-reporting. Adjudicator Lake was also critical of the claimant’s experts assigning the maximum WPI when converting psychological impairment. With respect to psychological impairment caused by the accident, Adjudicator Lake found Class 1 and 2 impairments. The claims for NEBs and ACBs were similarly dismissed. The denied portions of the CAT assessments were not reasonable and necessary, and the claimed medical benefits were dismissed.
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