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duties included interviewing and hiring advertising agencies in
Austria to raise money for Special Olympics. Unfortunately, in
June 1992, petitioner suffered another injury to her back that
required hospitalization and physical therapy. Nevertheless,
petitioner spent approximately 9 months working for SOI in
Austria between April 1992 and April 1993, making brief visits to
the United States to visit her doctor about her most recent back
injury.
Due to her back injuries, petitioner was classified as
totally disabled, making her eligible for workmen's compensation
benefits, and began receiving disability payments in August 1993.
Petitioner underwent a second back surgery in February 1994 and
continued receiving workmen's compensation disability payments
through November of that year. Petitioner's doctor advised her
to consider a change in professional lifestyle to one that would
not place as much pressure on her back as what she experienced
from volleyball camps, clinics, and membership programs for
tournament play. Additionally, it appeared to petitioner that
the sporting industry was undergoing a transformation in which
consulting activities would be more lucrative than camps,
clinics, and membership programs. Thus, petitioner abandoned
thoughts of rejuvenating the camp, clinic, and membership
programs of BRVC and began to focus primarily on consulting work,
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