Belcher v. Holiday Inn

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

This is the second appeal in this workers’ compensation case. Appellant, Sharon Belcher, sustained a work-related back injury on September 11, 1987, which was accepted by the employer as compensable, and appellant received medical benefits plus a rating of five percent for a permanent partial impairment. Appellant was released and returned to work for Holiday Inn in March 1988. She was terminated in July 1989 for reasons unrelated to her injury, and she subsequently obtained employment with Brownwood Life Care Center where she worked approximately eight months.

Appellant…