Guerra v. Transport Indemnity Co.

In this workers’ compensation case, the Workers’ Compensation Board determined that the claimant had suffered 160 degrees or 50 percent of total disability. Previously, the hearings officer and, subsequently, the circuit court found that claimant was permanently and totally disabled under the odd-lot doctrine. The insurer and employer appeal.

Claimant, then a 52-year-old truck driver and furniture mover, suffered a back injury, returned to work and, six weeks later, suffered another back injury. He was treated conservatively and continues to suffer pain when he works with his back. The medical…