McNutt Construction/First General Services v. Scott

OPINION OF THE COURT

This workers’ compensation appeal concerns whether a finding of permanent, total disability was proper under the December 12, 1996, version of Chapter 342 and whether the evidence required an exclusion for the “natural aging process.”

The claimant was born in 1959. He had a high school education and no specialized or vocational training. He worked primarily as a carpenter in the construction industry and had owned his own construction company for about 6 years. In October, 1996, he became employed by the defendant-employer as a craftsman, estimator, and project manager.

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