Stucco, Inc. v. Rose

Bruce T. Bullion, Special Judge.

The claimant in this workers’ compensation case, Donald Rose, sustained a work-related injury on June 26, 1990, that resulted in an anatomical impairment of thirteen percent to the body as a whole. As a result of the combined effects of this compensable injury and a preexisting disability or impairment, the claimant was rendered permanently totally disabled. The appellant accepted the claim as compensable, as did the Second Injury Fund, but a dispute arose concerning the rate at which the claimant’s thirteen percent should be paid, i.e., whether the permanent…