{"id":5758,"date":"2016-11-21T16:18:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T16:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5758"},"modified":"2016-11-21T16:18:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T16:18:34","slug":"treating-physician-can-gut-idaho-workers-compensation-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/treating-physician-can-gut-idaho-workers-compensation-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Treating Physician Can Gut Your Idaho Workers\u2019 Compensation Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Fred Lewis<\/a><\/p>\n

In Fairchild v. Kentucky Fried Chicken, <\/i>159 Idaho 208 (2015), <\/i>on November 13, 2004 16 year old Terence Fairchild was employed by Kentucky Fried Chicken as a cook. He was carrying garbage to a dumpster when he slipped on ice and fell, striking his knees on a concrete barrier. He sought medical care for his knee injury and finally ended up in the office of Dr. Simms, an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Simms diagnosed Terence with a posterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee. He did not believe that surgery was needed and gave the claimant a 3% whole person impairment rating. The independent medical evaluator hired by the workers\u2019 compensation insurance company opined that Terence\u2019s right knee was stable and he sustained no permanent partial impairment. In 2011, Terence\u2019s lawyer sent him to another physician to conduct another impairment rating. This new physician gave the claimant a 7% whole person impairment rating. None of the doctors gave the claimant any type of physical restrictions.<\/p>\n

The Idaho Industrial Commission found that Terence was not a credible witness based on observations during the hearing and the differences between his hearing testimony and his prior statements during depositions, interviews, and appointments with medical providers. The Commission entered an order awarding the 3% whole person impairment rating with no disability in excess of the impairment rating since there were no restrictions.<\/p>\n

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