No PTD Award for Worker who Can't Prove MMI Status for All Injuries

The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that the State Fund was entitled to summary judgment on a worker’s claim for permanent total disability benefits since the worker failed to prove he had reached maximum medical improvement for all of his disabling conditions. Case: Loanger v. Montana State Fund, No. 2019-4762, 12/18/2019, published. Facts: William L. Loranger injured he left knee in 1987 while working Pintler Outfitters. Pintler had workers’ compensation coverage through the Montana State Fund, which accepted liability for Loranger’s injury. Loranger reac...