Roeder v. Industrial Commission

HAIRE, Chief Judge, Division 1.

The question raised on this review requires that we consider whether petitioner’s hip injury should have been considered as unscheduled for permanent disability purposes.1 It is petitioner’s contention that he was entitled to an unscheduled award. The respondent Commission’s hearing officer awarded scheduled compensation benefits for a 35% functional loss of use of the right leg.

The facts are not in dispute. Briefly stated, the conditions resulting from petitioner’s industrial injury required that he undergo an operation involving the complete replacement of his…