Allie v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.

In this workers’ compensation case the issue is the extent to which claimant’s disability is related to his compensable injury. A determination order, which was affirmed by a referee and by the Workers’ Compensation Board, awarded compensation for 40 percent unscheduled permanent partial disability. Claimant asserts that he is permanently and totally disabled as a result of his injury. We affirm.

Claimant is a dump truck driver. On August 24,1981, he sustained a compensable injury to his neck and lower back. He initially sought chiropractic treatment with Dr. Bamforth, who diagnosed the…