Folsom v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.

COLLINS, Justice.

Dale Folsom appeals from a decision of the Appellate Division of the Workers’ Compensation Commission, reversing a Commission decision that denied New England Telephone’s (NET) second petition for review of incapacity. Folsom contends that the Appellate Division erred in granting NET’s petition because NET failed to introduce comparative medical evidence showing a change in his earning capacity. We affirm the Appellate Division.

Folsom injured his back while working as a lineman for NET. He was compensated for total incapacity from the time of the injury until March of 1977,…