Attorney received a favorable decision in a case in which the claimant sustained an injury 20 years ago to her low back and left knee

Attorney received a favorable decision in a case in which the claimant sustained an injury 20 years ago to her low back and left knee. Indemnity benefits were commuted. Medical liability remained open and the claimant consistently treated with a chiropractor for the past 15 years. The attorney argued that the claimant was fully recovered and that the claimant removed herself from the labor market completely. The WCJ found that the claimant was fully recovered from the work injury despite ongoing chiropractic treatment and also held that claimant removed herself from the labor market. Interestingly, the judge found that both arguments (full recovery and removal from the labor market) formed separate bases for terminating medical liability. While a finding of full recovery has always been a basis to terminate medical, this is the first case that held that removal from the labor market also formulated a basis for terminating medical liability.