Name
Miranda Merchant v. Maine Dept. of Health & Human Services
Insurance Company
State of Maine
Date Decided
April 29, 2025
Panel Members
Bryan Chabot
Donald Murphy
Christine Smith
Categories
Medical Evidence Procedure Medical Evidence ProcedureTags
File Size
171 KB
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Merchant v. Maine Dept. of Health & Human Services- where pro se employee must abide by workers’ compensation statutes and rules, the ALJ did not err in concluding the employee failed to meet her burden of proof that her work related injuries caused her symptoms and disability where no opinions of qualified medical experts were put in evidence by medical report or otherwise. The Appellate Division found no basis for employee’s claim that M-1 Practitioner are automatically submitted to the board and should have been considered by the ALJ. Discussion of the requirements for expert medical opinions and burdens for introducing such evidence.