Arkansas Valley Seeds, Inc. v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Opinion by

Judge PIERCE. *

The sole issue in this workers’ compensation case is whether the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) erred in concluding that computation of permanent medical impairment benefits for a minor is based upon the maximum temporary total disability rate, instead of the claimant’s actual temporary total disability rate. We affirm.

The relevant facts are undisputed. Claimant, Robert Fluck, suffered a compensable injury in February 1995 at the age of nineteen. He reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) from both the physical and psychological components of his injury on…