Stanley v. State, Industrial Special Indemnity Fund, 021020 IDWC, IC 2013-016787
Case Date | February 10, 2020 |
Court | Idaho |
1. The Industrial Commission legal file;
2. The parties’ Stipulation of Facts and Joint Exhibits A through F.FINDINGS OF FACT 1. On June 24, 2013, while employed by Valley Wide Co-Op (Employer), Claimant, Curtis Stanley, suffered an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment. 2. As a result of his June 24, 2013 accident, Claimant suffered an injury to his left shoulder and low back. 3. Claimant gave timely notice to his Employer and its Surety, the Idaho State Insurance Fund (SIF) of his accident. 4. At the time of his injury, Claimant was 52 years of age and his average weekly wage was $760.20. 5. As a result of his June 24, 2013 accident, the SIF paid Claimant TTD and TPD benefits from July 20, 2013 through September 23, 2015 in the amount of $52,663.54. 6. On September 2, 2015, Robert Friedman, M.D., found Claimant was at maximum medical improvement and rated Claimant's permanent partial impairment of his lumbar spine at 6% of the whole person of which 100% was due to Claimant's pre-existing conditions and 2% of the upper extremity for his left shoulder injury which was not apportioned. 7. The SIF paid Claimant 2% of the upper extremity permanent and partial impairment for a total of $2,224.20. 8. On October 19, 2015, Claimant filed his Complaint against Employer/Surety seeking additional workers’ compensation benefits. 9. In May 2017, Claimant, Employer, and SIF entered into a Modified Lump Sum Agreement whereby the SIF agreed to pay Claimant an additional $40,000 for disputed past medical and disability benefits. Claimant, Employer, and SIF agreed to keep medical benefits open, but disputed. Claimant, Employer, and SIF further agreed to a stipulation for dismissal of Claimant's claims with prejudice, except as to reasonable future medical benefits resulting from the accident of June 24, 2013. 10. The Modified Lump Sum Agreement was approved by the Commission on June 20, 2017. Exhibit A. The Industrial Commission ordered that Claimant's case, IC. No. 2013-016787, be dismissed with prejudice except regarding future medical benefits pursuant to the Stipulation to Dismiss and Order of Dismissal. Exhibit B. 11. Following the entry of the orders by the Industrial Commission on June 21, 2017, the SIF issued a check for indemnity benefits as required by the Modified Lump Sum Agreement. Claimant cashed the SIF's check on June 28, 2017. 12. On May 17, 2018, Claimant underwent a left reverse total shoulder arthroplasty...
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