Reeder v. Rheem Manufacturing Co.

John E. Jennings, Judge.

Sandra Reeder sustained a compensable injury to her right wrist, carpel tunnel syndrome, while employed by Rheem Manufacturing Company. She underwent a surgical procedure known as a carpal tunnel release. Her healing period was found to have ended by September 1, 1989. Dr. Kenneth Rosensweig, the orthopaedic surgeon chosen by appellee, estimated Reeder’s permanent anatomical impairment at six percent; Dr. Munir Zufari, a vascular surgeon, estimated it at fifteen percent.

Reeder’s claim for permanent partial disability was denied first by the administrative law judge and…