Commission Can't Use Visual Acuity Ratings to Determine Impairment

The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a worker failed to submit sufficient medical evidence to establish entitlement to benefits for a loss of vision, and that the Industrial Commission correctly refused to determine his degree of impairment based on medical evidence of pre- and post-injury acuity. Case: State ex rel. Beyer v. Autoneum North America, No. 2018-0833, 09/17/2019, published. Facts and procedural history: Thomas Beyer worked for Autoneum North America. He developed pneumoconiosis from his exposure to silica at work. Beyer filed a workers’ compensation claim fo...