Coates & Clark, Inc. v. Thomason

Bell, Judge.

The employer contends that the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation had no authority to make a lump-sum award in this case as there was not sufficient competent evidence in the record to justify its findings. A majority of the board found, as a fact, that the claimant was totally and permanently disabled. This finding was supported by some competent evidence as the physician testified that the claim*134ant was 100 percent disabled; that he would strongly advise against doing any surgery on the claimant; that claimant does not respond to conservative treatment; and that the physician…