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Idaho Code § 72-424 (2026)

Permanent impairment evaluation. 

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Permanent impairment evaluation. 

"Evaluation (rating) of permanent impairment" is a medical appraisal of the nature and extent of the injury or disease as it affects an injured employee’s personal efficiency in the activities of daily living, such as self-care, communication, normal living postures, ambulation, elevation, traveling, and nonspecialized activities of bodily members.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 28 cases, 1977–2019 · leading case: Woodvine v. Triangle Dairy, Inc., 682 P.2d 1263 (Idaho 1984).
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Woodvine v. Triangle Dairy, Inc., 682 P.2d 1263 (Idaho 1984). · cites it 12× “…In order to resolve this issue, we must consider two pairs of statutes: (A) I.C. §§ 72-711 and 72-718; and, (B) I.C. §§ 72-424 and 72-425. A) I.C. §§ 72-711 and 72-718: I.C. § 72-711 authorizes the use of compensation agreements and provides that, upon approval of the…”
Poss v. Meeker Mach. Shop, 712 P.2d 621 (Idaho 1985). · cites it 16× “§ 72-424, which must be read in conjunction with I.C. § 72-422, clearly suggests that such factors should be taken into account in arriving at a permanent impairment evaluation.”
Graybill v. Swift & Co., 766 P.2d 763 (Idaho 1988). · cites it 8× “However, the commission in conclusion of law number 2 noted that, "Where, as here, the impairment evaluation performed by the medical experts pursuant to I.C. § 72-424 include[d] such subjective factors as pain," it was unnecessary for the commission to add a further disability…”
Baldner v. Bennett's, Inc., 649 P.2d 1214 (Idaho 1982). · cites it 4× “" Permanent impairment rating is defined by I.C. § 72-424 as: "Permanent impairment evaluation — `Evaluation (rating) of permanent impairment' is a medical appraisal of the nature and extent of the injury or disease as it affects an injured employee's personal efficiency in the…”
Gordon v. West, 645 P.2d 334 (Idaho 1982). · cites it 4× “" I.C. § 72-424. Evaluation of a permanent disability is distinguishable in that such an evaluation is "an appraisal of the injured employee's present and probable future ability to engage in gainful activity as it is affected by the medical factors of permanent impairment and…”
Houser v. S. Idaho Pipe & Steel, Inc., 649 P.2d 1197 (Idaho 1982). · cites it 4× “The evaluation of permanent physical impairment is governed by I.C. § 72-424, which provides: "`Evaluation (rating) of permanent impairment' is a medical appraisal of the nature and extent of the injury or disease as it affects an injured employee's personal efficiency in the…”
Horton v. Garrett Freightlines, Inc., 772 P.2d 119 (Idaho 1989). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 72-424. Where the employee who has an accidental industrial injury already has a permanent physical impairment — from any cause or origin — and it in combination with the injury results in total and permanent disability, the surety/employer are only liable for the…”
Soto v. Simplot, 887 P.2d 1043 (Idaho 1994). · cites it 4× “THE COMMISSION’S FINDING OF NO PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT IS SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL COMPETENT EVIDENCE Before analyzing whether substantial and competent evidence supports the Commission’s finding of no impairment, we are obliged to consider what constitutes “competent” evidence for…”
Urry v. Walker & Fox Masonry Contractors, 769 P.2d 1122 (Idaho 1989). · cites it 4× “Conex bases this argument upon I.C. § 72-424, which describes the evaluation of permanent impairment as a "medical appraisal.”
Nelson v. David L. Hill Logging, 865 P.2d 946 (Idaho 1993). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 72-424 provides for a “permanent impairment evaluation” as follows: “Evaluation (rating) of permanent impairment” is a medical appraisal of the nature and extent of the injury or disease as it affects an injured employee’s personal efficiency in the activities of daily…”
Roy Green v. Indus. Special Indem., 371 P.3d 329 (Idaho 2016). · cites it 2× “Idaho Code section 72-424 provides: “‘Evaluation (rating) of permanent impairment’ is a medical appraisal of the nature and extent of the injury or disease as it affects an injured employee’s personal efficiency in the activities of daily living, such as self-care,…”
Kelli Sevy v. SVL Analytical, Inc., 364 P.3d 279 (Idaho 2015). · cites it 8× “” I.C. § 72-424. The inquiry into permanent disability involves a focus on the injured employee’s access to the labor market.”
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