Today’s selection is from Don Marston of Doroshow Pasquale et al. Here is what Don has to say: Here is what I believe to be the latest entry in the battle of low back perm vs. lower extremity perm. There are a couple of interesting aspects... Read More

Another guest blogger today, and with today’s post comes some insight into the Bagley analysis for work comp, courtesy of Sheldon Saints. You may vaguely recall that Bagley is that case that more or less examines that portion of our disfigurement... Read More

Thank God it's Friday. I have read a wealth of case law this week and for once the theme was not Utilization Review appeals and how many ways can the Board tell UR it got it wrong. This week is a salute to permanent impairment. And the cases are all... Read More

This is a salute to my colleague Colin Shalk, hence the title of this post. I don't know if Colin would ever hide a rock hammer in a Bible like our protagonist Andy Dufresne, but he is just as clever in the outcome of today's case du jour, with... Read More

Welcome! We've designed this resource center to help you locate Impairment Guides-related materials, here on the LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community, the Internet, and lexis.com. Please be sure to check back often for new updates to... Read More

Hopefully you are all back at your desk after an extended holiday. My daughters are pictured above enjoying the Rockwood Ice Cream Festival this past weekend. And ice cream is about all one claimant can hope for after a recent ruling disallowing her any... Read More

Lexis.com subscribers can link to the cases cited below. Subsequent to the passage of SB 899 in California, permanent disability is determined by using the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment , Fifth... Read More

The summer release of IAB decisions includes two recent rulings that deal with closed head injury and claims for permanent impairment pursuant to 19 Del. Code Section 2326 . Both are claimant-friendly rulings worth sharing. Case #1: Charles Buckman... Read More

By Robert G. Rassp, Esq. Figure 15-19 on page 427 of the AMA Guides Fifth Edition has been frequently used by physicians to describe lumbar or cervical spine impairments based on the partial loss of function of a sub-region of the spine. This is due... Read More

Lexis.com subscribers can link to the cases cited below. The AMA Guides generally disfavors grip loss as a measurement for rating a whole person impairment (WPI). (See AMA Guides Fifth Edition, page 508.) However, a series of recent WCAB panel decisions... Read More

By Robert G. Rassp, Esq. and Robin E. Kobayashi, J.D. A new major study funded by the California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) focuses on the AMA Guides Fifth Edition in California but has implications for the... Read More

Cases involving head trauma are usually taken pretty seriously by the Delaware IAB. And the experienced practitioner knows that a variety of permanency can be fleshed out of a good old-fashioned knock on the noggin. As a chronic migraine sufferer (with... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community is pleased to announce the Impairment Guides Resource Center (formerly the AMA Guides Resource Center), a website that contains links to blogs, articles, podcasts, and more relating... Read More

Austin, TX (CompNewsNetwork) - The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) has proposed revisions to the DWC Form-069, Report of Medical Evaluation. Doctors selected by TDI-DWC, an insurance carrier or the treating... Read More

Cases involving head trauma are usually taken pretty seriously by the Delaware IAB. And the experienced practitioner knows that a variety of permanency can be fleshed out of a good old-fashioned knock on the noggin. As a chronic migraine sufferer (with... Read More