Estech General Chemicals Corp. v. Randolph
Estech General Chemicals Corp. v. Randolph
Opinion of the Court
The employer/carrier appeal an order finding that the claimant suffered a com-pensable injury, finding the date of maximum medical improvement (MMI), and awarding temporary total disability (TTD), permanent disability, future care, fees and costs. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
The claimant must show the work search failed because of his disability, LeHigh, supra. He argues that he could not find employment because of the back brace he was wearing. Since Randolph is a laborer this is plausible except for the undisputed fact that the brace was prescribed on 28 July 1980, the date of MMI. No evidence was provided to link the failure of Randolph’s work search to the injury. The award of TTD from April to July 1980 is unsupported and must be reversed.
The order is AFFIRMED in all other aspects.
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