City & County of Denver v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Opinion by

Judge ROY.

Petitioners, the City and County of Denver (Denver) and Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority (Authority), seek review of the final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Panel (Panel) affirming an award of permanent total disability benefits to Jesse Rodriquez (claimant) without any liability to the Subsequent Injury Fund (SIF) or other offset. We affirm.

Claimant sustained an injury in a motor vehicle accident while he was in military service in 1948 for which he receives disability benefits from the Veterans Administration. After he left military service, he was…