Collins v. F & J Fixtures

MILLS, Judge.

Collins appeals from an order of the deputy commissioner denying his request for a lump-sum advance of his permanent total disability benefits. We affirm.

Collins was accepted as PTD by the employer/carrier (E/C) following a 1982 back injury. At the time of the request for the lump-sum advance, Collins was receiving $253 per week in worker’s compensation benefits plus $50.60 per week as the state’s supplemental permanent disability benefit. Collins’ family also receives $342 per month as a Social Security disability benefit for a retarded adult child, for a total monthly income of…