Edge v. Jeld-Wen

Claimant appeals from a determination by the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) affirming the referee’s opinion and order, which affirmed the determination order awarding claimant 15 percent permanent partial disability for unscheduled low back injury. Claimant asserts that he is permanently totally disabled: The referee found that claimant had not presented sufficient expert medical evidence to support a finding of compensability; the original award of 15 percent was left standing because the employer had not raised compensability as an issue, or asked that the award be reduced. On de novo…