Whether the deadline for appealing the insurer's opposition decision should be restored under Art. 41 LPGA.
No. The representative's illness did not amount to a non-fault impediment, and he failed to take timely organizational measures to protect the deadline.
The court held that the asserted back and leg pain did not objectively prevent simple procedural steps, and the representative knew of the pending deadline yet failed to arrange substitution or have the insured act herself.