In re Worker's Comp. Claim of Green
Annotate this CaseIn 2004, Appellant suffered an injury to his lumbar spine while in the course and scope of his employment. Appellant applied for and received workers' compensation benefits for the injury. In 2005, Appellant accepted compensation for twenty-one percent whole body permanent partial impairment (PPI). After Appellant underwent additional surgery to his lumbar spine in 2010, Appellant received a final rating of seven percent whole body PPI. Because the 2010 PPI evaluation resulted in a rating that was less than the 2005 rating, the Workers' Compensation Division denied a PPI award beyond the twenty-one percent already paid. The Medical Commission upheld the Division's determination. The district court affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the Commission's decision denying Appellant's request for a higher PPI rating was in accordance with law, was supported by substantial evidence, and was not arbitrary and capricious.
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