Applicant v. The Guarantee Company of North America (16-001348)

The claimant sought entitlement to attendant care benefits as well as expenses for an office desk, chair, and for a mattress. Having re-calculated the claimant’s needs when comparing competing Form 1s, Adjudicator Treksler found attendant care payable at a reduced rate, but not payable for a period claimed when the claimant had not received any attendant care. The requested furniture items were said to be needed due of the accident and therefore causation was not a reason for denial. Adjudicator Treksler found the furniture items payable.