Shipmon v. State

Summary

The Court affirmed the Superior Court’s judgment affirming the Industrial Accident Board’s denial of Shipmon’s petition for additional workers’ compensation. It held that the Board was not required to assign a specific permanent partial impairment rating without evidentiary support and that substantial evidence supported the Board’s rejection of Shipmon’s medical expert. The Court also concluded that the Board’s findings regarding Shipmon’s limited function did not themselves establish entitlement to a particular impairment award.