State ex rel. Cox v. Greyhound Food Management, Inc.

{¶ 1} Appellant-claimant, Lowell B. Cox, sprained his back at work in 1983. He was forty-one years old. Claimant allegedly worked sporadically for the same employer for the next three years. He left his job in 1986. Claimant alleged *354that his departure was due to pain. Other evidence indicates that the claimant was put out of work when the plant closed. In any event, claimant has not worked since. All treatment has been conservative.

{¶ 2} In 1995, claimant moved appellee Industrial Commission of Ohio for permanent total disability compensation (“PTD”). Two physicians’ reports are significant.…