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This case concerns an untimely Independent Medical Review (IMR) determination regarding applicant's medical treatment. While the Board acknowledges the IMR was issued outside statutory timeframes, it clarifies that these time limits are directory, not mandatory, and do not affect the IMR's validity. Therefore, the Board affirmed the original decision that it lacks jurisdiction to decide medical treatment disputes once submitted to IMR. The case was returned to the trial level with an amended finding correcting the IMR timing calculation.
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This case concerns an untimely Independent Medical Review (IMR) determination regarding applicant's medical treatment. While the Board acknowledges the IMR was issued outside statutory timeframes, it clarifies that these time limits are directory, not mandatory, and do not affect the IMR's validity. Therefore, the Board affirmed the original decision that it lacks jurisdiction to decide medical treatment disputes once submitted to IMR. The case was returned to the trial level with an amended finding correcting the IMR timing calculation.
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