Filtered workers' comp decisions

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission issued a final award denying compensation for Jonathan Parker's Second Injury Fund claim following remand from the Missouri Supreme Court. The Court clarified that to qualify for SIF benefits, an employee must have a medically documented qualifying preexisting disability of at least 50 weeks PPD and sustain a subsequent compensable work injury that combines with qualifying disabilities to result in permanent total disability.

The Missouri Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the Commission's award of permanent partial disability benefits to allow the Second Injury Fund to challenge whether the employee's preexisting diabetes qualified as a compensable preexisting condition under § 287.220.2. The Commission's final award denies compensation after finding the preexisting disability did not meet statutory requirements for Second Injury Fund liability.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission denied the employer/insurer's motion to dismiss the health care provider's application for review, finding the application satisfied the specificity requirements of 8 CSR 20-3.030(3)(A). The underlying medical fee dispute involved a claim for additional reimbursement related to the employee's compensable occupational disease (lateral epicondylitis) of the left elbow sustained on September 29, 2010.

Following a reversal by the Missouri Court of Appeals, the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission dismissed the employee's workers' compensation claim as barred by res judicata. The Commission set aside its prior August 22, 2014 award and decision pursuant to the court's mandate.

The Commission reviewed three workers' compensation claims filed by employee Billy Tabor after an administrative law judge failed to act on remand orders issued over one year prior. The Commission found the administrative law judge violated judicial conduct standards by failing to promptly dispose of the matters and proceeded to review the merits despite the procedural failure.

This is a Final Award denying compensation in a Missouri workers' compensation case. The specific details regarding injury type, body part affected, employer, and reasoning are not provided in the document excerpt.

The administrative law judge found that the claimant's alleged bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome did not constitute a compensable injury under Missouri workers' compensation law. No benefits were awarded and the claim was dismissed.