A hearing officer did not err by declining to "stack" an injured worker's successive shoulder injuries to increase his degree of permanent impairment to a level that would have qualified him for benefits for the duration of his disability, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled in a 5-2 decision.Case: Buckley v. S.D. Warren Co. et al., 2012 ME 104, 08/07/2012.Facts: William Buckley suffered four work-related shoulder injuries while working for S.D. Warren from 1981 to 2002. He injured his left shoulder in October 1996 and again in November 1996. He injured his right shoulder in March 2000 ...
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