Askew v. Sears Roebuck & Co.

Opinion by

Judge PLANK.

In this proceeding for workers’ compensation benefits, Robert L. Askew (claimant) petitions for review of a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Panel awarding him medical impairment benefits based upon a 6% whole person impairment, rather than a 14% impairment. We affirm.

Claimant sustained an industrial injury to his back in July 1991, for which respondents Sears Roebuck & Co. and Allstate Insurance Co. admitted liability. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found that an x-ray taken three days after the injury showed osteoar-thritic degenerative changes. He…