Claim of Dinger v. K-Mart Corp.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed November 14, 1996, which ruled the claimant sustained a compensable injury and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.

On April 11, 1994, claimant, then under age 25, sustained an injury to his left ankle while in the course of his employment, an injury which ultimately required reconstructive surgery. Following his application for workers’ compensation *947benefits, claimant was found to have sustained a 20% schedule loss of the use of his left foot. The Workers’ Compensation Board awarded claimant benefits of $308.43 per week,…