Alva v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona

CAMERON, Justice.

I. JURISDICTION

Angie E. Alva, claimant, seeks review of a court of appeals’ decision, 156 Ariz. 82, 750 P.2d 25 (1987), affirming an award of the Industrial Commission of Arizona (Commission). We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3) and A.R.S. § 23-948.

II. QUESTIONS PRESENTED

We address the following issues:

1. Does the existence of a prior non-industrial related disability in this case operate to convert what would ordinarily be a scheduled injury into an unscheduled injury?

2. When the residual effects of a compensable injury affect primarily a scheduled…