• Individuals who have reached maximum medical improvement.
• Individuals who are awaiting case closure and need to be expedited.
• Individuals who require quantification of their physical function for medical-legal reasons.
• Cases that need Independent Evaluation of impairment/disability.
• Cases with a FCE that need IR to provide more accurate report of workers impairment and functional ability/loss.

Applicable medical records that would indicate specific pathology/diagnosis are needed to begin rating process. This would include reports such as operative reports, MRI’s and X-rays, electrodiagnostic study reports (NCV/EMG), etc…