Lack of Objective Medical Evidence Results in Summary Denial of TTD Claim

The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court granted summary judgment denying a worker’s request for additional temporary total disability benefits because he failed to offer objective medical findings of his alleged chronic headaches. Case: Schmidt v. Montana Association of Counties Work Comp Trust, No. 2023-00175, 08/08/2024, published. Facts: Jeremy Schmidt worked for the Hill County Sheriff’s Department and Detention Center. He suffered a concussion in February 2018 when an inmate attacked him. Schmidt was diagnosed with postconcussive syndrome causing chroni...