Milco Construction v. Cowan

Opinion by

Judge CRISWELL.

Petitioners, Milco Construction (the employer) and Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority, seek review of an order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) that appears to authorize William Cowan, the claimant, to undergo a total knee replacement procedure at the employer’s expense at such time in the future, if ever, that his condition may require it. To the extent that the Panel’s order may be said to authorize such procedure, we set it aside.

Claimant sustained an admitted industrial injury to his left knee in 1979, and he re-injured his knee in 1988. He…