Ryan's Family Steakhouse v. Thomasson

OPINION OF THE COURT

The Court of Appeals determined that objective medical findings supported the claimant’s medical diagnosis, reversed a Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) decision to the contrary, and reinstated the claimant’s permanent partial disability award. In doing so, the Court also rejected arguments that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) had misinterpreted the terms “traumatic event” and “proximate cause” when construing KRS 342.0011(1). Although the employer maintains that the Court erred with respect to all three issues, we have concluded that the decision was proper and,…