Legal Opinion
COM., DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS v. Powell
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided August 19, 1986No. Record No. 1380-85PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DUFF, J.
The Department of Corrections (employer) appeals from a decision of the Industrial Commission awarding Thomas Wayne Powell (claimant) fifty percent permanent partial disability, pursuant to Code § 65.1-56, for the loss of use of his arm. The employer challenges the Commission’s finding that Powell’s injury had reached maximum medical improvement and the method used for rating the disability to the arm. We find no merit in either contention and affirm the Commission’s award.
On May 25, 1982, an inmate stabbed Powell in the left side of his neck and shoulder during the course of…
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