State ex rel. Rhoten v. Industrial Commission

We are once again asked to evaluate the sufficiency of what is actually the second permanent total disability order issued in this case. The first order was returned to the commission by the court of appeals after the latter concluded that the order did not adequately explain its reasoning as Noll demands. The ensuing order, now before us, was also found by the appellate court to be NoZZ-deficient — a conclusion with which we agree.

Claimant’s medical capacity for sedentary work is not seriously disputed. At issue, therefore, are claimant’s nonmedical disability factors, particularly her age,…