An Application for Fee Review is not premature on the basis that the treatment for an accepted work injury is not causally related where a Utilization Review Request has not been filed.
The claimant sustained a low back work injury in October of 2019, which was accepted by a medical-only Notice of Compensation Payable (NCP). Thereafter, the claimant was prescribed compound cream.
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