Royals v. Town of Richwood

pThe claimant, Donna Sue Royals (“Royals”), is appealing a judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation that rejected her claim for permanent total disability (“PTD”) benefits, as well as penalties and attorney fees. For the reasons discussed in this opinion, we affirm.

FACTS

Royals was hired by the Town of Rich-wood (“Richwood”) to work at Richwood High School as a resource officer during the 2002-2003 school year. On September 9, 2002, Royals twisted her right knee while stepping out of her patrol car after making a perimeter check of the school. The next day, she further injured her knee…