McLane Western Inc. v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State

Judge BRIGGS

specially concurring.

I concur in the majority’s analysis and conclusion. I write separately only to note *266yet another difficulty created when the new system of calculating certain permanent disability benefits was superimposed onto, but did not entirely replace, the earlier system. The difficulty this case illustrates is a potential gap between the end of eligibility for temporary benefits and the beginning of eligibility for permanent benefits.

Under the previous workers’ compensation system, permanent partial disability (PPD) awards for most injuries were calculated based upon a…