Lawson v. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

This appeal concerns a motion in which the claimant requested post-award temporary total disability (TTD) benefits prospectively, for the recovery period following a surgery that had been pre-au-thorized.

An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) denied the motion based on a finding that the surgery was non-compensable because it was unreasonable and unnecessary. The Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) reversed and remanded with respect to the TTD request, reasoning that the employer failed to file a medical dispute and motion to reopen within 30 days after the surgery was…