Tamara Polston v State of Mo.
Release Date: 2-11-2021 (Accident date 3-10-2015, injury #2)
Venue: Callaway County
Plot Summary: Claimant was assaulted and hurt her knee, settled the case with the employer, and sought benefits against the Fund. The ALJ found claimant sustained a compensable knee injury but failed to show she was PTD due a combination of prior conditions and noted she was not credible regarding her limitations, symptoms and physical and psychiatric conditions and did not introduce credible evidence that her non-work prior psychiatric condition significantly aggravates or accelerates her primary knee condition to satisfy the statutory burden of proof.
A dissent felt claimant was PTD and found credible that claimant had bipolar disorder and PTSD.
15-013956
PolstonTamara15-013956-02-11-21.pdf (mo.gov)
Cast:
Farmer, ALJ
Dr. Daniel
Dr Cohen
Dr. Oliveri
Dr. Pribor
