Lynchburg General Hospital v. Antonia Spinazzolo

FITZPATRICK, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case, Lynchburg General Hospital (employer) appeals the commission’s decision awarding benefits to Antonia Spinazzolo (claimant). Employer argues that the commission erred in: (1) awarding claimant compensation when she was recovering from surgery for an unrelated condition; (2) finding that claimant’s work release was qualified by her treating physician; and (3) finding that claimant did not remove herself from the labor market by attending nursing school full time. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the commission.

BACKGROUND

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