Wilke v. State Accident Insurance Fund

The only question presented in this Workers’ Compensation case is the appropriate date for the commencement of claimant’s permanent total disability benefits. The referee and the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) found that the benefits should commence on the date of the referee’s order. Claimant appeals, contending that the benefits should begin as of the date that she was found to be medically stationary by her treating physician. We find that the date on which claimant became permanently and totally disabled is a matter for proof and that neither the date chosen by the Board nor that…