In re Gilpatric

The petitioner, Sandra Gilpatric, challenges the decision of the New Hampshire Department of Labor (department) awarding an eight percent permanent impairment award under RSA 281-A:32 (Supp. 1993) (paragraph XII effective until Jan. 1, 1994) (amended effective Jan. 1, 1994). Gilpatric argues that the department erred in not accepting the dual diagnosis found in a previous superior court order, and in disregarding her expert’s opinion as to impairment. We affirm.

Gilpatric had been employed at the International Packaging Corporation as a factory assembly-line worker for nearly fifteen years…