The claimant sought a determination that his impairments were outside of the MIG as well as entitlement to medical benefits proposed in three treatment plans. The claimant argued that he should be removed from the MIG due to chronic pain and pre-existing injuries from a previous motor vehicle accident. Adjudicator Maleki-Yazdi held that for chronic pain to fall outside of the MIG, the claimant must be suffering from severe, persistent, and constant pain, and that the pain must cause the claimant to have a functional impairment adversely affecting his activities of daily living. The adjudicator found that the claimant did not have pain that caused a functional impairment or that was severe and constant. Adjudicator Maleki-Yazdi found that claimant was within the MIG and dismissed the application.
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