Bailey v. Sears Roebuck & Co.

SMITH, Judge.

Pertinent facts and procedural information include the following: During a 12 April 1996 Industrial Commission Hearing concerning plaintiff’s request for additional workers’ compensation benefits, plaintiff testified to her pre-existing cerebral palsy condition to refute contentions that her cerebral palsy caused her recent 1995 foot problems. Plaintiff testified, in part, that she had suffered from cerebral palsy since birth and at age four underwent bilateral heel cord lengthening. She also testified she had not been treated or had problems with her cerebral palsy since age…