Ray v. Pet Parlor

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff filed this workers’ compensation claim to recover for an injury to her face, sustained when she suffered a dog bite arising out of her employment as a dog groomer. Defendants admitted compens- ability and plaintiff received total temporary compensation while she was out of work and underwent cosmetic surgery “to correct misalignment of the vermillion border of plaintiff’s upper lip” due to the dog bite. Her plastic surgeon, Dr. Siciliano, determined that she had reached maximum medical improvement on 21 May 2001.

The deputy commissioner found that plaintiff had a…