Tradewinds Manufacturing Co. v. Cox

MINER, Judge.

This workers’ compensation appeal raises three issues: whether the deputy commissioner (dc) erred in 1) authorizing neck surgery for claimant, 2) awarding temporary partial disability (TPD) benefits for periods for which no benefit request forms had been submitted, and 3) refusing to allow the employer/carrier (e/c) to question the claimant regarding attendant care services provided to him. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Claimant, a roofer, suffered a compensa-ble accident on June 4, 1984 when he fell off the roof of a mobile home. He underwent multiple surgeries on his…