The Colorado Court of Appeals (the Court) determined in Peitz, as a matter of first impression, that Rule 11-5 of the Workers’ Compensation Rules of Procedure (WCRP) does not prohibit a physician performing a DIME from evaluating all aspects of a worker’s injury in determining whether the worker has obtained maximum medical improvement (“MMI”).

In Romero, the claimant sustained an admitted injury to his right shoulder in 2020 while working as a correctional officer. The claim was closed by Final Admission of Liability in September 2021. The claimant filed a petition to reopen for worsening of condition which went to hearing in March 2022. The ALJ denied the claimant’s […]

In Gebregeorgis, the claimant sustained an admitted injury when she was sweeping snow and fell on her outstretched left arm. The claimant sustained a left wrist fracture and injured her left shoulder. Dr. Lugliani ultimately placed the claimant at maximum medical improvement (MMI) and assigned a 7% scheduled rating for the claimant’s left wrist and […]

In Donati, in March 2021, the claimant was at work trimming trees when he was allegedly injured by a falling tree limb. The claimant, who was sitting on the ground after the limb fell, complained of pain in his neck. At the hospital, the claimant reported numbness and tingling in his bilateral upper extremities, with […]