An Ohio appellate court upheld a worker's award of permanent total disability benefits because of the combined effects of his physical and psychological injuries from an accident seven years ago.
Case: State ex rel. Ferno-Washington v. Industrial Commission, No. 17AP-100, 10/17/2017, published.
Facts and procedural history: Daniel Joseph worked for Ferno-Washington Inc. He injured his back, knee and ankle at work in October 2010. The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation accepted his injuries as compensable.
Joseph later developed complex regional pain syndrome and depression. The BWC a...
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