State ex rel. Heilman v. Indus. Comm.

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 5518
• 177 Ohio St. 3d 361

Syllabus

Mandamus—Workers' compensation—Commission abused its discretion by denying claimant's request for scheduled-loss benefits based solely on nonexamining physician's report that did not accept the objective factual findings of all examining physicians in compliance with Wallace v. Indus. Comm.—Commission may use noncomplying reports as guidance in reviewing remaining medical evidence—Court of appeals' judgment granting limited writ ordering commission to vacate its order denying claimant's loss-of-use compensation and to issue a new order granting or denying the request affirmed.