Anderson v. Workforce Safety & Insurance

[¶ 25] I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion. Based on a review of this record, I do not believe the ALJ adequately explained her reasons for disregarding the medical evidence that was favorable to Anderson, particularly in light of the job description requiring traveling “approximately 90% of the time.”

[¶ 26] The goal of vocational rehabilitation is to return the disabled employee to “substantial gainful employment with a minimum of retraining, as soon as possible after an injury occurs. ‘Substantial gainful employment’ means bona fide work, for remuneration, which is reasonably…