Tokico (USA), Inc. v. Kelly

OPINION OF THE COURT

An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found that the claimant sustained a 39% combined permanent impairment rating for a work-related right arm injury and resulting psychological condition. The Workers’ Compensation Board and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Appealing, the employer asserts that the ALJ awarded benefits erroneously for a condition that was not diagnosed in accordance with the Fifth Edition of the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (Guides), for deficits that were not assessed in accordance with the Guides, and for an…