Appeal of Fournier

The petitioner, Patricia Fournier, appeals a decision of the compensatipn appeals board (CAB) declining to award her an additional ten percent permanent impairment to her right wrist. We reverse and remand.

The record supports the following facts. In 1984, the petitioner fell at work and filed a workers’ compensation claim. She was eventually diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome on her right side and underwent surgery in 1985 to remove a rib. In 1986, she received a twenty-five percent permanent partial disability award for her right upper extremity.

In May 1992, the petitioner notified her…