State ex rel. Bouchonville v. Industrial Commission

Under the provisions of former R.C. 4123.57, the commission must first determine the percentage of a claimant’s permanent partial disability. Thereafter, the claimant is authorized to elect whether to receive benefits under division (A) or (B) of the section, and compensation is determined by formulas set forth in those respective divisions. A determination of the percentage of permanent partial disability — the degree of a claimant’s inability to work — is a predicate to an election under R.C. 4123.57(A) or (B), and the calculations called for by those elections. State, ex rel. Perkins, v.…