Worker's Compensation Claim of Green v. State ex rel. Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Safety & Compensation Division

HILL, Justice.

[11] David Green (Green) suffered a work-related injury to his lumbar spine in 2004 and received workers' compensation benefits for that injury. After surgery and reaching maximum medical improvement in 2005, Green accepted compensation for a 21% whole body permanent partial impairment (PPT). In 2010, following increased back pain, Green underwent additional surgery to his lumbar spine, for which he again received medical and temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. After reaching maximum medical improvement following the 2010 surgery, Green was again evaluated for a whole…