ZEHMER, Judge.
Joseph Buono appeals the deputy commissioner's order denying a proposed lump-sum advance of permanent total disability benefits. The Special Disability Trust Fund cross appealed on the issue of whether a lump sum advance extinguishes a claimant's right to supplemental benefits.
Buono was injured in an industrial accident on February 8, 1981. As a result, he suffered permanent total disability. In November 1984, pursuant to section 440.20(12...
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