State ex rel. Simpson v. Industrial Commission

Former R.C. 4123.57 required a successful applicant for partial disability compensation to choose the method of payment — as perma*164nent partial disability compensation under R.C. 4123.57(B) or as impaired earning capacity benefits under R.C. 4123.57(A). Any future partial disability awards were to be paid according to the method first selected. However, for “good cause shown” a claimant may change election. Former R.C. 4123.-57(A). We must decide whether the commission abused its discretion when it found no good cause here. We find that it did not.

“Good cause” is not statutorily defined nor…