Cordova v. KSL-UNION

OPINION

VIGIL, Judge.

{1} The Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) entered a compensation order ruling that, notwithstanding Worker’s voluntary retirement, Worker is entitled to statutory modifier-based permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act),NMSA 1978, §§ 52-1-1 to -70 (1929, as amended through 2007). We affirm on the basis that Worker’s decision to retire was reasonable.

I. BACKGROUND

{2} On March 27, 2008, Worker was injured when he fell down a slope while cutting wood and suffered a compensable injury to his right shoulder. As a consequence of…