Manley v. SAIF Corp.

In this case, the Workers’ Compensation Board ruled that, even if the direct medical sequela of claimant’s accepted condition was not medically stationary at the time of claim closure, SAIF had not closed his claim prematurely. We reverse and remand.

Claimant cut the middle finger of his right hand in May 1998 while working on a plumbing project. The doctor who treated claimant at the emergency room noted that he had sustained a large laceration at the base of his finger with a small tear in the flexor tendon sheath. SAIF, on behalf of claimant’s employer, accepted a claim for ‘laceration…