The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that the state Workers' Compensation Board does not need to adhere to the treatment recommendations of an independent medical examiner in determining a worker's entitlement to temporary total disability benefits.
Case: Bush v. Robinson Engineering & Oil Co., No. 93A02-1508-EX-1299, 05/19/2016, published.
Facts: Steven M. Bush injured his back in August 2010 while working for the Robinson Engineering & Oil Co.
Bush initially received treatment from his family physician, but he later began seeing Dr. Ross W. Whitacre.
Based on a report provi...
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