W.C. No. 4-631-019 4-639-698.Industrial Claim Appeals Office.
October 7, 2005.
FINAL ORDER
The claimant seeks review of an order dated June 13, 2005 of Administrative Law Judge Henk (ALJ) which awarded medical benefits and denied temporary disability benefits. We affirm.
The claimant timely appealed the ALJ’s order. However, the claimant’s petition to review only generally contends that the ALJ erred as a matter of law in her legal interpretations and that the record, applicable statutes, rules and case law addressing the issues presented at hearing do not support the order. However, the petition identifies no specific error of legal interpretation and we are not required to search for citations and authorities which might support the claimant’s vague legal position. See Raygor v. Board of County Commissioners, 21 P.3d 432, 439
(Colo.App. 2000).
Further, the claimant did not file a brief in support of the petition to review. Without a brief setting forth the claimant’s specific arguments with supporting legal authority as contemplated by Rules of Procedure Part VII (D)(2)(c), 7 Code Colo. Reg. 1101-3 at 19, the effectiveness of our review is limited. Ortiz v. Industrial Commission, 734 P.2d 642 (Colo.App. 1986).
Under § 8-43-301(8) we are precluded from disturbing the ALJ’s order unless the ALJ’s findings of fact are insufficient to permit appellate review, the ALJ has not resolved conflicts in the evidence, the record does not support the ALJ’s findings, the findings do not support the order, or the order is not supported by the applicable law.
We have reviewed the ALJ’s findings of fact and the order. The findings are sufficient to permit appellate review, and the findings are supported by substantial evidence in the record. Further, the ALJ’s findings support the pertinent conclusions of law and the orders awarding and denying benefits. Therefore, we conclude that the claimant has failed to establish any reversible error in the ALJ’s order.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the ALJ’s order dated June 13, 2005, is affirmed.
INDUSTRIAL CLAIM APPEALS PANEL
____________________ Kathy E. Dean
____________________ Tom Schrant
Michael Esola, S. Cherokee St., Englewood, CO, Teresa Herman, Publication Printers, S. Platte River Dr., Denver, CO, Legal Department, Pinnacol Assurance — Interagency Mail Teresa L. Manshardt, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, P. Englewood, CO, Kevin C. Smith, Esq., E. Florida Ave., Denver, CO, (For Claimant).
Kristin A. Caruso, Esq., Broadway, Denver, CO, (For Respondents Publication Printers and Liberty, Mutual Insurance Company), Douglas P. Ruegsegger, Esq. and Michele Stark Carey, Esq., Broadway, Denver, CO, (For Respondents Publication Printers and Pinnacol Assurance).