WHEELER, JR. v. Boeing Co.

Gernon, J.:

This is an appeal by Danford R. Wheeler, Jr., of a ruling by the Workers Compensation Board (Board) interpreting K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 44-510e.

We are asked to interpret how K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 44-510e applies in a situation where an employee’s permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits change from work disability to functional impairment benefits (or vice versa). This court has jurisdiction to grant relief when the Board “has erroneously interpreted or applied the law.” K.S.A. 77-621(c)(4); K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 44-556(a). We have unlimited review of issues of statutory interpretation. Lee…