Woman Granted psychological Treatment after Appeals Court Reverses Commission Decision

The Arkansas Court of Appeals reversed the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission’s and administrative law judge’s decision to deny a woman her claim that she was psychologically impaired and needed treatment. Case: Kuakehala v. Rose Aircraft Services; CV-15-32; 5/27/2015; published. Facts: Catharine Kuakehala injured her head in February 2013 while at work for her employer, Rose Aircraft Services. The company paid for emergency medical hospitalization, diagnostic testing of her head and neck, prescriptive medications, physical therapy and neurological testing and t...