Court Upholds Modification of Worker's Status to Partially Disabled

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the modification of a worker’s status from totally to partially disabled. Case: Hines v. Aria Health (WCAB), No. 708 C.D. 2023, 08/22/2024, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Janice Hines worked for Aria Health. She suffered a crush injury to her right hand at work in April 2008. Hines later developed reflex sympathetic dystrophy/complex regional pain syndrome. In January 2015, Hines underwent an impairment rating evaluation. She received an impairment rating of less than 50%, permitting Aria to request a modification of her&n...