Burke v. Eg & G/Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co.

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a workers’ compensation case. The primary issue presented is whether the Industrial Commission correctly determined the degree of permanent disability due to the loss of vision in the claimant’s eye when the injury required the removal of the natural lens and when the claimant chose to accept the implantation of an artificial lens in its place. We conclude that the Commission applied the correct legal standard in determining the degree of permanent disability and in determining not to retain jurisdiction concerning the degree of permanent disability-

We also conclude…