Grunst v. Immanuel-St. Joseph Hospital

SIMONETT, Justice.

In this workers’ compensation appeal we affirm the finding of causal relationship, affirm deferment of the permanent partial disability claim to another time, and, on the issue of whether the employee voluntarily retired from the work force, reverse and remand for consideration of the statutory presumption.

On December 18, 1984, employee Ruby Grunst, then 59 years old, quit her employment as a food service worker with Imman-uel-St. Joseph Hospital. Shortly thereafter, she filed a petition for workers’ compensation benefits, claiming disability and inability to work because of…