Gaddy v. CJ Kern, Contractor

MORRIS, Judge.

Appellant assigns as error the findings and conclusions of the Industrial Commission that he had shown no change of condition which would justify an award for permanent total disability. Plaintiff alleges no change of condition with respect to his left wrist or hand. Therefore, we must examine the evidence in the record in terms of plaintiff’s other allegedly disabling condition, i.e., his headaches.

A change of condition “. . . refers to a substantial change, after a final award of compensation, or the injured employee’s physical capacity to earn and in some cases, of his…