Payne v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

BROOKS, Judge.

This is a special action review of a consolidated Industrial Commission award dismissing a request for hearing, denying a petition to reopen, and awarding scheduled permanent partial disability. Multiple issues are presented:(1) Whether the September 9,1977 notice of claim status closing the first injury claim without permanent impairment was voidable because the supporting medical report in the Industrial Commission file is unsigned and the space for indicating the impairment status is blank.(2) Whether the administrative law judge abused his discretion by dismissing the…