Pinellas County School Board v. Rapson

McCORD, Judge.

Appellants, employer/carrier, appeal from the deputy commissioner’s order awarding appellee 30% permanent partial disability benefits based upon a loss of wage-earning capacity and awarding interest. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

On December 29, 1975, appellee suffered a back injury as a result of a work-related accident. After the accident, pursuant to a previous workers’ compensation order, ap-pellee received rehabilitation benefits to attend college. In that order, the deputy commissioner reserved jurisdiction to determine appellee’s entitlement to permanent partial…