State ex rel. Sears Logistics Services, Inc. v. Cope

The commission rejected Dr. Ray’s initial report because it did not take RSD into account even though Dr. Urse had represented that the diagnosis of RSD no longer applied. The order does not mention it, but the commission was apparently relying on the fact that Dr. Urse had continued to certify Cope’s TTD based on two conditions. Specifically, in a series of forms, Dr. Urse had represented that Cope was temporarily and totally disabled by the allowed knee sprain and also by “autonomic nerve disorder,” a condition that Cope claims encompasses RSD.

Cope argues that the commission can never rely…