SAIF Corp. v. Bement

Employer seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order that reversed the referee and awarded claimant permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits. We reverse and remand for reconsideration.

In 1987, claimant sustained a compensable back injury but received only temporary disability benefits. His work later exacerbated that injury, and he again received temporary disability benefits in January, 1989. However, he did not receive a permanent partial disability award. He requested a hearing. The referee found that, because claimant had suffered no “measurable impairment,” he was not entitled…