Thompson v. Kentucky Appalachian Industries, Inc.

NEIKIRK, Judge.

Appellant Effie Thompson filed a claim for Workmen’s Compensation, alleging that she had sustained a back injury while working for the appellee, Kentucky Appalachian Industries, Inc.

Appellant claimed total disability benefits. Four doctors, testifying for appellant, stated that she had a ruptured inter-vertebral disc in the lumbar region. The evidence of three doctors testifying for ap-pellee disputed these findings.

The Board awarded benefits for a period of temporary total disability and a 50% permanent partial disability to the body as a whole. Appellant sought to have the…