Armstrong v. State of Iowa Buildings & Grounds

SCHULTZ, Justice.

The dispute in this workers’ compensation appeal relates to the amount of permanent disability the worker sustained. The industrial commissioner’s representative (commissioner) awarded the worker a 10 percent permanent partial disability; however, on judicial review the district court raised the amount to 50 percent. On appeal the worker claims the district court erred in not recognizing total permanent disability, while the employer maintains the district court erroneously modified the commissioner’s award. We conclude there is substantial evidence in the record to support…