Bowles v. Griffin Industries

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Appellant-employee Roger Dale Bowles appeals from the Full Worker's Compensation Board's (Board) decision in his case against appellee-employer Griffin Industries (Griffin) awarding him reduced permanent total disability benefits because of a prior medical condition. Specifically, Bowles claims that the Board erred by using impairment factors to reduce his disability award because "impairment" and "disability" are two distinct categories of benefits that require that different factors be taken into consideration. Concluding that the Board erred in applying impairment…