The claimant applied to the LAT seeking entitlement to IRBs. The insurer denied IRBs, noting that prior to the accident the claimant was working on a part-time basis and that she had managed to secure a position as a waitress after the accident. The claimant attempted to establish that her medical records showed that she sustained WAD II, tennis elbow, and disc bulges as a result of the accident, which prevented her from working. Adjudicator Kepman accepted these reports but found that they did not draw a meaningful nexus between the claimant’s injuries and the accident. Adjudicator Kepman found the insurer’s position to be more credible and determined that the claimant was not entitled to payment of IRBs.
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