Worker Wasn't Entitled to Increase in Award for Psyche Disability

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to an increase in psychiatric disability from a forklift accident after he was diagnosed with depression. Case: Batts v. Flag House, No. A-5616-15T4, 01/16/2018, unpublished. Facts: Larry D. Batts sustained an injury to his right foot in April 1998 when a coworker drove a forklift over it. Batts filed a workers’ compensation claim, and in 2003, he secured an award for a payment of benefits based on a 50% disability for the foot, and a 10% psychiatric disability for chronic depres...