Claim of Paoletti v. Ellis & Kustell

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 14, 2000, which ruled that claimant was entitled to a schedule loss of use award rather than permanent partial disability benefits.

In December 1993, claimant filed for workers’ compensation benefits claiming that she suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands and wrists as a result of constant and repetitive typing. By decision filed June 30, 1994, occupational disease, notice and causal relationship were established for both wrists, benefits were awarded at a tentative reduced earnings rate from December 15, 1993…