Claim of Jurasin v. A & M Wallboard, Inc.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed September 21, 1979. After receipt of conflicting expert medical testimony as to the degree of disability attributable either to claimant’s fall from a ladder or to a pre-existing condition of thrombophlebitis, the board referred the matter to an impartial orthopedist for his opinion. Upon receipt of the impartial expert’s report, the board decided that claimant had a moderate permanent partial disability and affirmed the referee’s award of compensation at the maximum rate thereof. On this appeal, the employer and its carrier do…