Advanced Component Systems v. Gonzales

Opinion by

Judge CRISWELL.

Petitioners, Advanced Component Systems, Inc., and the Colorado Compensation Insurance Authority, seek review of an order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) granting workers’ compensation benefits to claimant, Ruben Gonzales. The essential issue presented is whether a cosmetic disfigurement, which does not impede any physical function, is a “medical impairment” under § 8-42-107(8), C.R.S. (1995 Cum.Supp.) so as to authorize an award of benefits under that statute, rather than under § 8-42-108, C.R.S. (1995 Cum.Supp.). Because we conclude that such…