Job Refusal on Doctor's Advice Doesn't Bar Compensation

A claimant's refusal of a job offer does not bar compensation for permanent and total disability when her physician has said she cannot perform sustained remunerative work, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled. In State ex rel Kroger Co. v. Paysen, no. 2005-1582 (7/5/06), Anne Paysen has two allowed workers' compensation claims for injuries sustained while working for Kroger Co. A 1991 claim was allowed for cervical sprain and thoracic sprain. A 1992 claim was originally allowed for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral cubital tunnel syndrome, reflex sympathetic dystrophy of both wrists, ...