State Ex Rel. Rohr v. Industrial Commission

{¶ 1} Appellant, Jeffrey T. Rohr, was awarded permanent total disability compensation. After three years, appellee Industrial Commission of Ohio exercised its continuing jurisdiction and ordered Rohr to undergo a medical examination to determine whether he was still permanently and totally disabled. Rohr challenges that decision.

{¶ 2} Rohr’s 2004 permanent total disability award was based on his allowed psychological conditions — “major depressive episode, recurrent, moderate severity; dysthymic disorder.” In finding that these conditions prevented sustained remunerative employment, a staff…