Legal Opinion
Champion v. Beale
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided April 9, 1992No. Nos. 91-SC-308-WC, 91-SC-327-WC and 91-SC-328-WCPublishedCited by 1 opinion
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OPINION OF THE COURT.
Claimant filed for workers' compensation benefits alleging an occupational disability due to bronchitis, asthma, and allergies which became symptomatic with irritants in the work place. The Administrative Law Judge (AU) dismissed the claim on the grounds that her condition could not be fairly traced to the employment as the proximate cause and therefore her disability did not arise out of, and in, the course of employment, pursuant to KRS 342.0011 and former KRS 342.620. The Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) and the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the AU. We…
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