Bennett v. Admr., Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation

*330{¶ 1} This appeal presents issues regarding the scope of a workers’ compensation appeal in common pleas court pursuant to R.C. 4123.512. Specifically, we must resolve whether in that proceeding to determine a claimant’s right to participate in the workers’ compensation fund, the court is limited to considering those issues that were specifically determined by the Industrial Commission below, or whether the de novo nature of the proceeding obligates the claimant to present and the court to consider all the evidence necessary for determining the claimant’s right to participate.

{¶ 2} For the…