The South Carolina Supreme Court reinstated an award of permanent total disability benefits for a worker who lost the use of his back, despite the low impairment ratings he had received.
Case: Paulino v. Diversified Coatings Inc., No. 2022-001095, 06/26/2024, published.
Facts: Samuel Paulino worked as a custodian for Diversified Coatings Inc. He injured his back at work in February 2015 and has not worked since.
Dr. Timothy McHenry performed surgery to treat "a right-sided paracentral herniation at L3-4," but Paulino continued to complain of pain.
A magnetic resonance i...
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