State Ex Rel. Beirne v. Smith

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FACTS

We have consolidated two cases in this opinion, because both petitioners have had their permanent total disability (sometimes abbreviated at “PTD”) benefits terminated because of their age. Because these are original proceedings, we have only a limited record in each case and know little of the underlying events leading to each petitioner’s injury.1

Delano E. Bradley has been injured in the course of his employment on several occasions. Prior to the events giving rise to this case he had received several permanent partial disability awards totaling 40 percent. Most recently, he filed a…