Joe Ballard v. Arch Insurance Company and Transforce Inc.

OPINION

Kem Thompson Frost,

Chief Justice

This is an appeal of a summary judgment in favor of.an employer and- a workers’ compensation carrier. The employee suffered a compensable injury to his left eye. The employee claimed the injury aggravated his pre-existing glaucoma and sought compensation for vision loss associated with glaucoma. In this appeal we are presented with questions about the qualifications of the designated doctor, and whether or not the record contains fact issues regarding the extent of the employee’s injury, the employee’s daté of maximum medical improvement (MMI), and the…