ERIC GORDON vs. FRITO-LAY, INC.

This case involves applicant Eric Gordon's appeal of a denied Independent Medical Review (IMR) determination regarding prescribed medications. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied his petition for reconsideration because the applicant failed to present clear and convincing evidence of specific statutory grounds for overturning the IMR decision. The WCAB also affirmed that it lacks jurisdiction to decide constitutional challenges to the IMR process itself. Consequently, the applicant's attempt to have the IMR decision overturned based on alleged excess of power or constitutional grounds was unsuccessful.