The claimant disputed his entitlement to non-earner benefits, which the insurer had discontinued six months post-accident based on the medical evidence on file and the results of multi-disciplinary insurer examinations. In determining whether the claimant was entitled to ongoing non-earner benefits, Adjudicator Kowal compared his pre and post-accident activities of daily living. Adjudicator Kowal concluded that the claimant had recovered from his accident-related impairments to a degree that he was no longer prevented from engaging in substantially all his pre-accident activities, and as such, no longer met the test for a non-earner benefit. While acknowledging that the claimant had not returned to his pre-accident status, she noted that the medical evidence and hearing testimony supported that the claimant had made significant gains through treatment and was making excellent progress in returning to his regular activities.
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