Dillard v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

HOBBS, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals decision in Dillard v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office, 121 P.3d 301 (Colo.App.2005).1 The issue in this case is whether a claimant may combine a mental impairment rating with a physical impairment rating for the purpose of exceeding the then-applicable sixty thousand dollar cap in favor of the one hundred twenty thousand dollar cap, both of which are contained in section 8-42-107.5, C.R.S. (2005), of Colorado’s Workers’ Compensation Act.2 This section caps benefits from combined temporary disability payments and permanent…