Worker's Compensation Claim of Howe v. State ex rel. Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation Division

FOX, Justice.

[¶1] Worker’s compensation claimant Dennis Howe appeals from a determination by the Medical Commission (Commission) denying his claim for permanent partial impairment (PPI) benefits. We affirm.

ISSUES

[¶2] We rephrase the issues as:

1. Was there sufficient evidence to support the Commission’s finding that Mr. Howe did not suffer any permanent impairment as a result of the chlorine exposure?

2. Was the Commission’s decision arbitrary and capricious?

FACTS

[¶3] Mr. Howe seeks PPI benefits for a work-related injury he suffered in June 2011. He was employed as a maintenance man at the Best…