Combs v. Kentucky River District Health Department

OPINION

HENRY, Judge.

Oma Combs appeals from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board finding that an award of future medical benefits is not authorized after a claimant reaches maximum medical improvement in the absence of a permanent impairment and resulting disability. Upon review, we reverse the Board’s decision and reinstate the award of the Administrative Law Judge.

The underlying facts of this case are not in dispute. Combs filed a workers’ compensation claim seeking benefits for injuries she sustained on June 4, 2003 in an automobile accident while employed by Appellee Kentucky…