Volume 268 — Kansas Reports

SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. WORKERS COMPENSATION — <italic>Workers Compensation Board's Review of</italic> <italic>Administrative Law Judge's Decision — Scope of Review</italic>. K.S.A. <cross_reference>44-551</cross_reference>(b)(1) does not limit the Kansas Workers Compensation Board's (Board) scope of review to issues raised in the written request for review. Rather, once a party files a written request for review of the administrative law judge's decision, the Board has the authority to address every issue decided by the administrative law judge. 2. SAME — <italic>Prosethic Device Required as Result of Work-related</italic> <italic>Accident — Costs Associated with Normal Wear and Tear —</italic> <italic>Liability of Employer and Insurer for Costs</italic>. K.A.R. <cross_reference>51-9-2</cross_reference> applies only where the usefulness of an appliance, including a prosthetic device, is destroyed by a specific accident. K.A.R. <cross_reference>51-9-2</cross_reference> does not apply where a prosthetic device becomes damaged through normal wear and tear. Costs associated with normal wear and tear are the responsibility of the employer and its insurance carrier at the time of the original accident.