Opinion ID: 1427838
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Heading: Personal Background of Claimant

Text: On the date of his injury, November 12, 1980, Claimant was 34 years old, married, with three minor children. Mr. Frank was born and grew up in Kellogg, Idaho. He graduated from high school with a grade point average of 1.39. During at least the last year Mr. Frank attended high school, he worked a full night shift at the Bunker Hill Mine, and at the time of his accident had been an employee there for almost seventeen years. Immediately after high school Claimant was drafted into the military, and after approximately two years of service returned to Kellogg and to the Bunker Hill Mine. During his military service Claimant was trained as a helicopter mechanic, but testified that his training was basic in nature and that he had no significant transferable skills as a result of that training. Prior to his accident, Mr. Frank's primary recreation consisted of outdoor activities such as hunting and fishing, and bowling. He had no physical complaints of any substance, nor preexisting physical impairments.
During 1980, prior to Claimant's accident, he received in gross wages from his employment $26,919. Gross wages for 1978 and 1979 were $24,225 and $27,981 respectively.