Weaver v. Unified Government of Wyandotte County

No. 125,592 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS WILLIAM WEAVER, Appellant/Cross-appellee, v. UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF WYANDOTTE COUNTY, Appellee/Cross-appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. To determine a functional impairment rating for scheduled injuries under K.S.A. 44-510d(b)(23), the fact-finder should begin with the Sixth Edition of the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment as a starting point and consider competent medical evidence to modify or confirm that rating, accordingly. 2. No reduction for preexisting impairment under K.S.A.…