Claim of LaClaire v. Birds Eye Foods, Inc.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed August 2, 2013, which ruled, among other things, that claimant was entitled to permanent partial disability benefits rather than a schedule loss of use award for her knee injuries.

Claimant sustained a work-related injury to her left knee in 2007 and successfully applied for workers’ compensation benefits. Her claim was subsequently amended to include a right knee injury. The Workers’ Compensation Board ultimately determined that, among other things, her condition warranted *1299a marked permanent partial disability classification…