GONZALES v. LOVINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

No. 11241.

785 P.2d 276 (1989)

109 N.M. 365

Ismael G. GONZALES, Claimant-Appellant, v. LOVINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS and The New Mexico Public School Insurance Authority, Respondents-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied January 4, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lowell Stout, Stout & Stout, Hobbs, for claimant-appellant.

Kevin M. Brown, Christopher W. Nickels, Beall, Pelton, O'Brien & Brown, Albuquerque, for respondents-appellees.


OPINION

BIVINS, Chief Judge.

Worker appeals the part of the compensation order of the Workers' Compensation Division that reduces his benefits from temporary total disability to 10% permanent partial disability after December 20, 1989. Worker's sole contention on appeal is that the hearing officer did not have authority to determine partial disability before worker completed vocational rehabilitation, even though worker had failed to make a reasonable effort...

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