The insurer sought reconsideration of the Tribunal’s decision that the claimant had sustained a catastrophic impairment and was entitled to attendant care benefits. Associate Chair Jovanovic denied the request for reconsideration. He held that the adjudicator did not err in preferring the evidence and opinions of the claimant’s experts and treating physicians, and that it was not an error to accept an opinion of the claimant’s treating physician. In terms of attendant care benefits, the Associate Chair held that the claimant’s spouse could provide professional services without providing such services through an independent contracting company; he held that the spouse’s leave from work at the time of the accident did not prevent the spouse from acting as a professional service provider after the accident; and held that the verbal promise to pay the spouse was sufficient to meet the “incurred” definition. The Associate Chair also upheld the payment of attendant care for overnight supervision by the spouse.
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