Court Tosses Worker's PPD Rating, Finding No Evidence Supported Judge's Assessment

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division overruled the permanent partial disability rating that a judge had assigned to an injured worker as not being supported by the evidence in the record. Case: Van Artsdalen v. Fred M. Schiavone Construction, No. A-3392-15T1, 10/05/2017, unpublished. Facts: Thomas Van Artsdalen worked as a union carpenter for 34 years. In January 2012, he fell while working for Fred M. Schiavone Construction. Van Artsdalen received physical therapy and pain management services, including an epidural injection. His doctor cleared him to return to wor...