Willis Knighton Health System v. Sims

BROWN, Chief Judge.

| í Claimant, Preston Sims, appeals from the judgment of the Office of Workers’ Compensation in favor of Willis-Knighton Health System reducing his workers’ compensation benefits by 50% for his failure to cooperate with an order of rehabilitation. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural Background

On October 17, 2006, Preston Sims sustained a back injury while in the course and scope of his employment with Willis-Knighton Health System (“WK”) in Shreveport, Louisiana. Sims suffered a herniated disk at L5-S1. His treating physician, Dr. Eubulus Kerr (dual…