Voc Disability Upheld in AMA Guide Dispute

A 50% vocational disability award is not excessive for an employee who suffers from carpal tunnel syndrome and received no vocational training, a Tennessee appellate court ruled. The Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel in Knoxville ruled that in Fisher v. Plus Mark, Inc., no. E2005-00992-WC-R3-CV (06/22/06), that Cynthia Fisher, 51 at the time of her claim, was entitled to a 50% disability award. The court awarded the vocational disability for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The employer appealed, asserting that the award is excessive. The claimant in September 2000 experienced p...