State ex rel. Hall v. Marion Dresser Industries, Inc.

Our evidentiary analysis is hampered by ambiguity in both the commission’s order and Dr. Fallon’s supplemental report, which ultimately obscures the scope of our review. Three aspects of these documents are particularly confusing.

First, it is unclear whether the commission also found claimant able to return to his former position of employment. While the commission’s order specified that maximum medical improvement had occurred, it also noted that claimant’s disability was “not ‘total.’ ”

Second, the record is insufficient to enable us to determine whether Dr. Fallon’s recommended lifting…