State ex rel. Long v. Mihm

Former R.C. 4123.57 required a successful applicant for partial disability compensation to choose the method of payment — as perma*529nent partial disability compensation under R.C. 4123.57(B) or as 4123.57(A) impaired earning capacity benefits. All future partial disability awards were to be paid according to the method selected. However, for “good cause shown” a claimant could change his or her election. R.C. 4123.57(A). (136 Ohio Laws, Part I, 1160.)

“To establish good cause, a claimant must prove (1) unforeseen changed circumstances subsequent to the initial election, and (2) actual impaired…