Court of Appeals of Kansas November 13, 1998, 79,159 (WHEELER, JR. v. Boeing Co.)

*633

Gernon, J.:

This is an appeal by Danford R. Wheeler, Jr., of a ruling by the Workers Compensation Board (Board) interpreting K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 44-510e.

We are asked to interpret how K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 44-510e applies in a situation where an employee’s permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits change from work disability to functional impairment benefits (or vice versa).