A divided Ohio appellate court panel overturned an administrative denial of permanent total disability benefits to an injured worker, finding that a psychologist's report on the worker's employability was too ambiguous to be relied upon.
Case: State ex rel. Pilarczyk v. Geauga County, No. 17AP-174, 04/17/2018, published.
Facts and procedural history: Joshua N. Pilarczyk injured his back in 2002 while in the course of his employment with Geauga County, a state-fund employer.
The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation determined that he was entitled to benefits for his back injury as w...
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