Lindhag v. State, Department of Natural Resources

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board rejected Teresa Lindhag’s request for benefits for certain medical problems allegedly caused by toxic exposures suffered while working in a new state office building. Ms. Lindhag appeals two of the board’s orders: the first denied benefits to Lindhag and the second denied Lindhag’s petition for rehearing and modification based on newly discovered medical evidence. Because the first order is supported by substantial evidence, and because the second order correctly concluded that Lindhag failed to allege a mistake…