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AUSMUS v. PIERCE

No. 94-SC-552-WC.

894 S.W.2d 631 (1995)

James Casper AUSMUS, III, Appellant, v. Cecil PIERCE; Puckett Creek Coal Company; Special Fund; Irene Steen, Administrative Law Judge; and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied April 20, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Gowin Taylor, Taylor Law Offices, Middlesboro, for appellant.

Robert B. Bowling, Middlesboro, for appellee Pierce.

Edward A. Siemon, Harlan, for appellee Puckett Creek Coal Co.

Mark C. Webster, Labor Cabinet, Sp. Fund, Louisville, for appellee Special Fund.

OPINION OF THE COURT

The appellant in this workers' compensation case is claimant's treating chiropractor, Dr. Ausmus. After suffering a work-related back injury on July 13, 1987, this workers' compensation claim was settled for 75% occupational disability benefits apportioned equally between the employer and the Special Fund. The employer reopened the case to contest the reasonableness and necessity of chiropractic treatments performed by Dr. Ausmus.

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