Messner v. Continental Plastic Containers

McAnany, J.:

Continental Plastic Containers and its insurance carrier, American Home Assurance Company, appeal the decision of the Workers Compensation Board awarding claims to Carol Messner in two separate workers compensation cases.

In Messner’s first claim, Docket No. 253,153, Messner sought compensation for injuries she sustained as a result of a fall which occurred on July 18, 1999. Messner claimed that her disability increased from a functional impairment to a work disability when she left her employment with Continental. Thus, she sought an award of functional disability followed by an…