Hanna v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.

Claimant appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that reversed the referee’s finding of permanent total disability. He assigns as error the Board’s admission of two exhibits, which were not admitted at the hearing, and the Board’s finding that he is not permanently and totally disabled. We reverse and reinstate the referee’s order.

Claimant is a 61-year-old man who has a long history of employment-related back injuries. His employment has been limited to heavy manual labor and work in restaurants as a dishwasher. On April 30,1979, after a hearing on April 3, he was awarded 50…