Popovich v. Overland Transport

WIGGINTON, Judge.

Appellant appeals the deputy commissioner’s denial of his claim against appel-lee, employer/carrier, for an additional payment in the amount of $4,420.80. We reverse and remand for entry of an award to appellant in that amount.

Appellant sought the additional payment as reimbursement for payment made by his personal injury protection (PIP) carrier for medical bills he incurred as a result of a work-related truck accident. The PIP carrier paid those medical bills because employer/carrier initially controverted appellant’s workers’ compensation claim and paid no workers’…