Claimant, a 53-year-old nurse's aide, was injured while lifting a patient. The patient's knee struck her abdomen causing her to involuntarily void urine. The unanimous medical opinion is that she suffered a rectocele and cystocele (i.e., hernias in which the rectum and bladder protrude into the vaginal space). The doctors agree that these herniated structures prevent her from heavy lifting. The board affirmed the referee's finding that claimant suffers a 50% permanent partial...
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