Ratchko v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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15 state decisions

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1. “We have reviewed this entire record very carefully and conclude that there is sufficient substantial evidence to support the findings of the referee that the injury sustained by Wall has caused a permanent loss of use of his right hand for all practical purposes. This is not a case of even the slightest suspicion of a malingering employe falsely claiming benefits for the injuries he .sustained. ... As we read the Workmen’s Compensation Act, an employe who struggles through these traumatic experiences and attempts to pick up the pieces of his life by continuing his employment should not be penalized, as the employer in this case argues, because he had some use of the remaining portion of his hand. The teist is whether the employe has suffered the permanent loss of the use of his hand for all practical intents and purposes. As we have said, there is substantial evidence in this ease to support the referee’s findings and conclusions, and we must reverse the Board’s adjudication. (Emphasis in the original.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Schuster v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board