KNOLL, Judge.
This appeal focuses on the function of the hearing officer in settlement proceedings and highlights a hearing officer's statutory duty to determine if a proposed settlement is fair, equitable, and provides substantial justice to the parties. The facts of this case center on an unrepresented, functionally illiterate claimant's unsuccessful attempt to set aside a lump sum settlement of his worker's compensation claim. The hearing officer denied the petition...
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