The claimant disputed her MIG determination, as well as entitlement to various medical benefits and IRBs. Adjudicator Shapiro concluded that based on the medical evidence, the claimant suffered predominantly minor physical injuries – strains and sprains – as a result of the accident, and her injuries thus fell within the MIG. Adjudicator Shapiro also determined that the claimant was not entitled to IRBs as she had not proven the rate of the benefit, nor had she proven her basic entitlement to IRBs after March 24, 2017. While the claimant submitted that she provided ample documentation to calculate the rate of IRBs, Adjudicator Shapiro found that the claimant’s records conflict as to what her employment earnings were, and when she earned it, and that her hearing testimony lacked credibility to fill in the gaps. He also felt that the claimant sustained minor strains and sprains, as above, which did not cause her a substantial inability to perform her pre-accident position in any event.
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