U.S. Fire Insurance v. Houston

SMITH, Judge.

The employer and carrier (E/C) appeal a workers’ compensation order, contending that the deputy commissioner erred in finding claimant’s mental condition causally related to her compensable industrial accident. The E/C also assert error in the deputy’s finding of maximum medical improvement, the award of temporary partial disability, and the award of wage loss benefits; and the E/C further challenge the award of costs, medical costs, and interest on unpaid benefits. We conclude that the deputy commissioner was in error with respect to the award of wage loss benefits, since the…