Merchant v. Maine Dept. of Health & Human Services (Decision 25-06)- where pro se employee must abide by workers’ compensation statutes and rules, the ALJ did not err in concluding the employee failed to meet her burden of proof that her work related injuries caused her symptoms and disability where no opinions of qualified medical experts were put in evidence by medical report or otherwise. The Appellate Division found no basis for employee’s claim that M-1 Practitioner are automatically submitted to the board and should have been considered by the ALJ. Discussion of the requirements for expert medical opinions and burdens for introducing such evidence.
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