Genter v. Workforce Safety & Insurance Fund

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Paul Genter appealed from a district court judgment affirming an order of Workforce Safety & Insurance (“WSI”) awarding partial disability benefits and requiring him to return to work part-time. Genter argues that WSI did not adequately consider his preexisting hearing loss in formulating his vocational rehabilitation plan. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] In 1995, while working as an officer with the Burleigh County Sheriffs Department, Genter experienced chest pains that were later diagnosed as congestive heart failure. WSI accepted his claim and began paying total…