Lanter v. Kentucky State Police

Chapter 13 of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (Guides) addresses disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system; Chapter 14 addresses mental and behavioral disorders. The claimant alleged that work-related head trauma caused impairments under both chapters that, together, rendered him totally disabled. Nonetheless, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) awarded income benefits for only partial disability and determined that an impairment that was assigned under Chapter 13 most nearly measured the claimant’s abili*47ty to perform activities of daily living with the…