Johnson v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State

Opinion by

Judge METZGER.

Walter L. Johnson (claimant) seeks review of the final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel), which determined that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) properly offset his permanent total disability benefits by 59.7% of the disability retirement benefits he receives from the Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA). We affirm.

Claimant was awarded permanent total disability benefits as a result of a 1989 industrial injury. He also receives PERA disability retirement benefits. Therefore, the provisions of the 1989 version of the offset statute are…