The claimant had filed two LAT applications: one addressing NEBs and five treatment plans; the second addressing a catastrophic impairment determination. The claimant had exhausted her medical benefits and would only be entitled to the disputed treatment plans if she suffered a catastrophic impairment. A hearing was scheduled on the first application, while the second application had not yet gone through the Case Conference. The insurer sought an order that the treatment plans be removed from the first application because they could not be awarded until the catastrophic impairment determination was made. The Case Conference adjudicator denied the request. The insurer requested reconsideration, and Vice Chair Trojek also denied the request. Instead, she ordered that the scheduled hearing be adjourned and that the two LAT applications be combined so that all issues could be determined at once. She reasoned that approach was the most cost effective and just determination of all issues.
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