Opinion ID: 171247
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Heading: Allegations and Procedural Background

Text: Appellants Richard and Ida Johnson were married on July 7, 1979. Complaint, Aplt. App. at 6. In 1981 and 1984, M r. Johnson was injured while working as an oilfield roughneck. Id. As a result of those injuries, M r. Johnson became permanently and totally disabled from performing any work for which he was reasonably suited by experience and training. Id. In 1993, M r. Johnson received an award of permanent total disability (“PTD”) benefits under the W yoming W orkers’ Compensation Act. Id. In each of the next few years, M r. Johnson applied for and received extended PTD benefits. In 1997, however, the W yoming W orkers’ Safety and Compensation