Court Opinion

ID: 9508562
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-06 21:33:56.285633+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:07:34.565240
License: Public Domain

MR. JUSTICE GULBRANDSON,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent for the reason that, although the Workers’ Compensation Court may have made an overly broad statement when it concluded: “. . . Because she is now earning more than she was at the time of her injury, she is not entitled to an award of permanent partial disability benefits for loss of earning capacity *299under Section 39-71-703, MCA[,]” there was substantial credible evidence to support the court’s decision.
In my opinion, the court correctly characterized the case as involving a possible, prospective loss of earning capacity under Section 39-71-705, and noted that the claimant retains her right to elect and petition for further relief. I would affirm.