Cox v. General Motors Corp.

NUGENT, Judge.

Claimant James R. Cox appeals from a denial by the Labor and Industrial Commission of his claim for Worker’s Compensation because of an alleged injury he suffered in the course and scope of his employment for General Motors Corporation. We affirm.

Claimant is an employee of the self-insured General Motors Corporation. In January of 1981, he began to experience trouble with his upper extremities. He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. A carpal tunnel release was performed on both wrists in June and July of 1981. He was awarded worker’s…