In Borkovec v. Dish Network , No. 17-0743 (Iowa App. May 16, 2018), the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the commissioner which had held that a work injury was the cause of claimant's opioid dependency, but concluding that permanency was not ripe because claimant had not reached the end of his healing period. The records presented at hearing indicated that if claimant had treatment for his addiction, his function might improve. The hearing deputy had concluded that claimant was permanently and totally disabled and the appeal decision changed that to a running healing period. Following a petition for judicial review, the district court reversed the commissioner's decision and found that claimant was permanently and totally disabled. The Court of Appeals reinstates the decision of the commissioner. Claimant was involved in a serious auto accident and was provided large impairment ratings by the doctors who opined on the issue. Dr. Kuhnlein c...
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