Opinion ID: 1790315
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: time of disability determination

Text: The full Commission found that Smith suffered an accidental injury or disease on September 1, 1972. They then awarded total temporary disability for intermittent periods between September 1972 and May 1973. The permanent partial disability was awarded as of May 16, 1973, which was found to be the date of maximum medical recovery. The circuit court agreed that the injury or disease was incurred on September 1, 1972, and that as a result Smith was intermittently totally temporarily disabled until May 16, 1973, the date of maximum medical recovery. There is substantial evidence in the record to support September 1 as the date the disease was incurred and the beginning point of resultant disability. Therefore, the findings as to time of injury and resultant disability are affirmed. The circuit court found specifically that total temporary disability should have been awarded for two weeks in September, November 8-10, November 13, 1972; and January 22-February 6, March 8, 1973, April 3-6, and April 11-May 16, 1973. We agree since the employer's sick record reflects Smith was sick on those dates. Smith's testimony was that the sickness was due to dust exposure, and there was no contradictory testimony.