Kuenning v. Big Sky of Montana

Claimant Kuenning appeals the May 21, 1987, decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court. The decision denied Kuenning’s petition for additional permanent partial disability benefits. We affirm.

Kuenning presents two issues for our review:

1. Did the court abuse its discretion in concluding that Kuenning had failed to prove an actual loss of earning capacity as required by Section 39-71-703, MCA (1985), for partial disability benefits?

2. Does substantial evidence support the court’s decision?

Kuenning is thirty-eight years old. He has a college degree in television production. Since 1973,…