Appeal of Denton

The petitioner, Peggy Denton, appeals a decision of the New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board (board) denying her request for interest on medical bills, except those she personally paid. We reverse and remand.

The record supports the following facts. In May 1996, the petitioner sustained an injury while working at Surge Industries Corporation. She filed a workers’ compensation claim, which was denied by the employer’s carrier, AIG Claim Services, Inc. (AIG), on the basis that the injury did not arise out of her employment. A department of labor hearing officer denied the claim on the same…