Orange County Board of County Commissioners v. Hanson

PEARSON, TILLMAN (Retired), Associate Judge.

In this workers’ compensation appeal, the employer/carrier seeks reversal of an order awarding the claimant 25% permanent partial disability of the body as a whole as well as 10% permanent partial disability of the left arm. The employer/carrier also contests the deputy commissioner’s sanction of penalties for all but 5% of the permanent partial disability ultimately awarded. According to the deputy, penalties were applicable in this case because the employer/carrier did not timely accept the full permanent disability rating given by claimant’s…