Sullins v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

Summary

The court held that the plaintiff’s diabetic neuropathy was a preexisting disability that combined with his later compensable workplace injuries, making his resulting impairment materially and substantially greater than the impairment from the workplace injuries alone. Accordingly, the plaintiff was entitled to compensation for the entire permanent partial disability of his upper extremities and hands, rather than only the portion attributed to the workplace injuries. The court affirmed the Appellate Court’s judgment and directed further proceedings to award the full percentages of disability.