Winter v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Opinion by

JUDGE TERRY

T 1 In this workers' compensation proceeding, Ty Winter (claimant) seeks review of the final order issued by the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) in favor of his employer, the City of Trinidad, and its insurer, CIRSA, which upheld the denial of his request for prepayment of the hotel and meal expenses he incurred while traveling to see his authorized treating physician. We affirm.

I. Background

T2 In August 2010, claimant suffered a compensable knee injury. He developed a pathology in the knee that necessitated surgery by an orthopedic surgeon with special expertise…