Cook's Case

The employee claims error in a judgment of the Superior Court which upheld a decision of the reviewing board. That decision denied the employee’s claim for additional benefits under G. L. c. 152, § 34 (total incapacity), and § 36 (disfigurement).

The relevant facts and procedural events are these. On February 15, 1968, the employee suffered an injury to his right leg while working as a millwright. As a result of the injury, the employee’s leg was amputated approximately eight inches below the knee and he was fitted with a prosthesis. The employee received total incapacity benefits under § 34…