Appeal of Kruzel

The petitioner, Paul Kruzel, appeals a decision of the New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board (board) denying him workers’ compensation total disability benefits. We reverse and remand.

The petitioner, a dentist, started a private practice in' general dentistry in Manchester. While developing his dental practice, the petitioner was also building a home in Canterbury. In June 1987, while working on his house, the petitioner severed his thumb from his left hand. The thumb was surgically reattached. Although the procedure was successful, the petitioner lost the ability to bend his left thumb.

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