Stone v. Whittier Wood Products

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board denying her temporary partial disability. We affirm.

Claimant suffered a compensable injury to her arm in February, 1989. At that time, she was earning $6.97 per hour. In March, 1989, she was released to light-duty work and, in August, was given a raise to $7.48. In May, she voluntarily enrolled in an alcohol treatment program. Although her alcohol problem had not affected her work performance, she did have an absenteeism problem, which was due in part to her alcohol problem. At the same time that she enrolled in the…