Clarke v. SAIF Corp.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board holding that he was medically stationary on June 16, 1989. Claimant contends that he was not medically stationary until March 27, 1990.

Claimant suffered a compensable low back injury in May, 1988, and in March, 1989, underwent surgery to repair a herniated disk. On June 16, 1989, claimant’s treating physician, Dr. Rockey, reported claimant’s condition:

“The patient is at a plateau of recovery from his low back disk herniation. He shows a moderately severe persisting weakness in the right lower extremity which is permanent.”

Roc…