State ex rel. Questor Corp. v. Industrial Commission

Appellant contends that Dr. Erwin’s opinion was based upon a consideration of conditions not allowed in the claim, and thus, cannot constitute evidence to support the order of the commission. This contention is not supported by Dr. Erwin’s report. While the report indicates that Dr. Erwin recognized the existence of unrelated disabilities, it also contains a finding that those disabilities were unrelated to the industrial injury. Dr. Erwin concluded that the claimant had a permanent partial disability of 14 percent “for the allowed injuries in this claim.”

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