A claimant who raises a Protz challenge to a pre-Protz IRE on the basis that the IRE was unconstitutional is entitled to a reinstatement of temporary total disability benefits as of the date the reinstatement petition is filed and not the date of the IRE.
Following the claimant’s January 2005 work injury, she underwent an Impairment Rating Evaluation in December 2013.
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