Worker Remains Entitled to PTD Award After Disallowance of PTSD Claim

An Ohio appellate court ruled that the Industrial Commission did not commit an abuse of discretion in declining to vacate an award of permanent total disability benefits to a worker after a judge ruled that one of the man's psychological conditions underlying the claim was not compensable. Case: State ex rel. Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. v. Industrial Commission, No. 18AP-73, 12/03/2019, published. Facts and procedural history: Robert L. Mason worked for Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. He slipped and fell on a patch of ice while working in January 2005, suffering fractures to ...