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Ohio court upholds PTD benefits for injured nursing worker - Business Insurance Skip to content Register for free Search Search Log In Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Ohio court upholds PTD benefits for injured nursing worker by Louise Esola Claims Disputes , Workers Comp Coverage , Workplace Safety Jun 17, 2026 An Ohio appeals court on Tuesday denied a hospital’s bid to overturn an Industrial Commission order granting permanent total disability benefits to a former employee who injured her back while caring for a patient. In State ex rel. HCR ManorCare Inc. v. Industrial Commission of Ohio et al., the Ohio Court of Appeals, 10th District, ruled Tuesday that the commission did not abuse its discretion in granting benefits to Patricia R. Baesel. Ms. Baesel suffered a lower back injury in 2011 while working for HCR ManorCare. Her workers compensation claim was allowed for lumbosacral strain, herniated disc at L5-S1 and bilateral sacroiliitis. She returned to work after the injury but stopped working in 2021 and applied for permanent total disability compensation in November 2023. A staff hearing officer granted the application in April 2024, relying on a report by Dr. Rohn Kennington, who found Ms. Baesel was unable to perform sustained remunerative employment based on the allowed conditions in her claim. HCR ManorCare argued that Dr. Kennington’s report was internally inconsistent because it described Ms. Baesel’s conditions as “unstable” while also supporting a finding of permanent disability. The company also argued that the report relied on her self-reported limitations rather than physical examination findings. The appeals court rejected those arguments, finding that the disputed language concerned vocational rehabilitation and was not central to the doctor’s medical opinion on disability. The court also said the report included physical examination findings, including an antalgic gait, difficulty transferring, painful and decreased lumbar range of motion, tenderness and neurological findings. The court adopted the magistrate’s decision in full and denied HCR ManorCare’s petition for a writ of mandamus. 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