State ex rel. Abner v. Mayfield

We are again asked to review the commission’s order for “some evidence” supporting its decision. For the reasons which follow, we affirm the judgment below.

The commission’s exclusive focus on perceived deficiencies in claimant’s medical evidence is misdirected. The commission mistakenly believes, as stated in its brief to this court, that temporary total disability compensation was denied because claimant did not “provide probative and substantial evidence in support of her claim.” This is not, however, what the order said. The order stated that temporary total disability compensation was…