Employer Can't Apportion Permanent Disability to Preexisting Condition

The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that an employer was not entitled to apportion a worker’s permanent impairment to a preexisting degenerative condition. Case: Newton Community School District v. Hubbard-McKinney, No. 22-0030, 02/22/2023, published. Facts: Cassidy Hubbard-McKinney fell and injured her left knee while working for the Newton Community School District. Procedural history: A deputy workers' compensation commissioner found the fall aggravated Hubbard-McKinney's underlying, preexisting degenerative conditions that had previously been asymptomatic. As a result, the dep...