Anderson v. West Union Village Square

This is a workers’ compensation case arising from a dm of aggravation. The employer appeals an award permanent total disability.

In May, 1975, claimant, then 61, sustained a back jury when lifting a lawnmower from a workbench, íe diagnosis was lumbosacral muscle sprain perimposed on preexisting degenerative arthritic sease. He also suffered from unrelated diabetes, pertension and obesity. He was awarded 25 percent unscheduled permanent partial disability.

Thereafter, the claimant’s condition worsened, aimant has found it increasingly difficult and pain-l to move. As a result, this aggravation…