CompFox AI Summary
This case concerns a dispute over which permanent disability rating schedule applies to an applicant injured before January 1, 2005. The defendant argues the WCJ improperly applied the 1997 schedule, while the WCJ believes a pre-2005 treating physician's report indicating permanent disability triggers the exception to using the new schedule. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to allow applicant to submit the missing treating physician's reports to determine the applicable rating schedule.
LISABETH BLACK vs. WAL-MART, AIG, FRANK GATES SERVICE CO. is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in .
Full Decision Text1 Pages
This case concerns a dispute over which permanent disability rating schedule applies to an applicant injured before January 1, 2005. The defendant argues the WCJ improperly applied the 1997 schedule, while the WCJ believes a pre-2005 treating physician's report indicating permanent disability triggers the exception to using the new schedule. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration to allow applicant to submit the missing treating physician's reports to determine the applicable rating schedule.
Read the full decision
Join + legal professionals. Create a free account to access the complete text of this decision and search our entire database.