Feltrop v. Eskens Drywall and Insulation

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

Appellant Liberty Mutual Insurance Company appeals the decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission awarding workers’ compensation benefits to Richard Feltrop. It contends that it is not responsible for such benefits because Mr. Feltrop was not disabled, as that term is used in the workers’ compensation statutes, in that he did not miss work as a result of his injuries. We reject this argument, and hold that where, as here, the employee has been diagnosed with a work-related occupational disease which limited his earning capacity because it limited his…