| Date: | 05/26/2004 |
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| Organization: | Department of Industrial Accidents |
| Docket Number: | DIA Board No. 016140-96 |
| Location: | Boston |
- Employee: Albert Mark Gajda
- Employer: Specialty Minerals, Inc.
- Insurer: Insurance Company State of Pennsylvania
MAZE-ROTHSTEIN, J. The insurer appeals a G. L. c. 152, § 30, medical benefits decision ordering it to pay for an MRI, a doctor's office visit and pain medications. The insurer argues first that the judge failed to base his award on any medical evidence; and second, that the only medical evidence -- the § 11A physician's report -- contains no opinion on whether such medical services were reasonable and necessary and/or causally related to the 1996 work injury. As a result, the insurer contends, the employee has failed to meet his burden of proof. We agree in part with the insurer and recommit the case for further findings on causation.