Supreme Court Explains 2nd Injury Fund Liability When Worker Has Sequela Injuries

The Iowa Supreme Court clarified the proper analysis for calculating the Second Injury Fund’s liability when a worker with preexisting disabilities suffers a second injury and sequela injuries. Regena Strable worked for the Altoona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She injured her ankle at work in April 2019. Strable tore the peroneal brevis tendon in her ankle. Surgery repaired the ankle, but while it healed and she underwent physical therapy, she wore a heavy cast.  She was diagnosed with sacroiliitis, which worsened in intensity from the altered gait caused by her left ankle ...