State Ex Rel. George v. Industrial Commission

{¶ 1} Appellant Industrial Commission of Ohio denied appellee’s, Matthew T. George’s, request to authorize further shoulder surgery, after finding that the proposed procedure was unrelated to the conditions allowed in his workers’ compensation claim. That denial is now at issue.

{¶ 2} George’s workers’ compensation claim has been allowed exclusively for right shoulder conditions. Surgery for those conditions was first performed by Dr. Larry W. Watson in 2004. The procedure yielded good results, and George returned to work with appellant Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc., without medical…