Matter of Compensation of Welch

Claimant appeals an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board which reversed the referee and held that claim - ant was not permanently and totally disabled. We reverse.

In this case, in which claimant does not exhibit total physical incapacity, we are involved with the so-called “odd-lot” doctrine, under which a disabled person may remain capable of performing work of some kind but still be permanently disabled due to a combination of medical and non-medical disabilities which effectively foreclose him from gainful employment. Such nonmedical considerations include age, education, adaptability…