State ex rel. Petronio v. Industrial Commission

Thomas Petronio, appellant, injured his back on the job in 1991, and his workers’ compensation claim was allowed for “contusion/sprain low back.” Petronio qualified for temporary total disability compensation (“TTD”) as of January 13, 1992, apparently with payments to continue based on supplementary *428medical evidence. Robert C. Muehreke, M.D., his attending physician, documented Petronio’s continued temporary total disability with a series of medical reports; however, some of his reports represented that Petronio’s condition had become permanent and others suggested that other nonallowed…