Austin v. State Accident Insurance Fund

This worker’s compensation case presents three issues on appeal: 1) whether the referee’s award of 20 percent permanent partial disability was adequate, 2) whether claimant was medically stationary as of July 20, 1978, and 3) whether he was entitled to temporary total disability from that date until he was admitted for vocational rehabilitation.

Claimant, a police officer, injured his left knee when he stepped in a hole in a dark parking lot. We have reviewed the entire record de novo and conclude as to the first issue that the 20 percent permanent partial disability award accurately reflects…