The Kansas Court of Appeals partially affirmed the Workers Compensation Appeals Board’s award under the Kansas Workers Compensation Act to a 56-year-old non-English speaking breeding technician who suffered a back injury, finding substantial evidence supported the Board’s determination of 61% wage loss and entitlement to future medical compensation, but remanded for redetermination of task loss because the Board improperly relied on a physician who failed to consider the employee’s preexisting permanent restrictions from prior injuries.
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