Faife v. Luria

The claimant appeals a workers’ compensation order establishing that the employer/carrier “reasonably used” a February 1990 date of maximum medical improvement. We find that the evidence does not support this determination.

The claimant sustained industrial injuries when he fell to the floor from a ladder in 1988, hurting his back and neck. He also developed dental and psychiatric problems, and received treatment from various doctors. The employer/carrier paid temporary disability benefits, and eventually accepted the claimant as permanently totally disabled effective in February 1990.

The…