Panel Questions Painkillers' Affect on PD, Restrictions

California State Compensation Insurance Fund is disputing a panel decision calling for parties to develop the record on whether an applicant's hefty painkiller dosage could impact her permanent disability and work restrictions.The case of Vilma Tentnowski v. Perotti & Carrade (SCIF) revolves around the question of whether the parties have enough evidence to decipher how the applicant's daily use of prescription painkillers is affecting her ability to work. An Oct. 3 panel decision remanded the case back to the workers' compensation judge to allow the two agreed medical evaluato...