U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board
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In the Matter of ROSEMARIE WOOD and DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS,
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER, Cincinnati, OH
Docket No. 01-1339; Submitted on the Record;
Issued July 15, 2002
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DECISION and ORDER
Before MICHAEL J. WALSH, MICHAEL E. GROOM,
A. PETER KANJORSKI
The issue is whether the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs awarded appropriate compensation for injury-related permanent impairment.
The Board has given careful consideration to the issue involved, the contentions of the parties on appeal and the entire case record. The Board finds that decision of the Office hearing representative, dated and finalized on the January 22, 2001, is in accordance with the facts and the law in this case and hereby adopts the findings and conclusions of the hearing representative.[1]
Accordingly, the decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs dated January 22, 2001 is hereby affirmed.
Dated, Washington, DC
July 15, 2002
Michael J. Walsh
Chairman
Michael E. Groom
Alternate Member
A. Peter Kanjorski
Alternate Member
[1] The Board notes that appellant did not make a written request for a lump-sum payment to the Office. Therefore there is no Office decision for the Board to review whereby appellant has been denied the same. She does not challenge the Office determination that she has 95 percent permanent impairment of the right and left lower extremities due to her work-related injuries.