Yeager v. St. Vincent Hospital

OPINION

FLORES, Judge.

{1} St. Vincent Hospital (Employer) appeals a workers’ compensation order awarding benefits to Patricia Yeager (Worker) for 26 percent permanent partial disability. Employer raises three issues on appeal: (1) the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) erred in excluding the medical testimony of Dr. Tolber and Dr. Fisher, (2) the WCJ’s finding of permanent partial disability is not supported by substantial evidence, and (3) the WCJ erred by assigning an impairment rating herself. Because we reverse on Employer’s third issue, we need not address Employer’s first two points of…