Nelson v. Sparc Enterprises

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order denying compensability of his claim. The issue is whether substantial evidence supports the Board’s conclusion that claimant failed to prove that his hernia condition is causally related to his employment. We affirm.

Claimant worked as a lawn-maintenance supervisor. On October 19,1989, he filed a worker’s compensation claim for a shoulder injury that he had sustained that day. Four days later, Dr. Purtzer examined claimant’s shoulder. Claimant also asked him about a bulge in his groin. Purtzer referred him to Dr. McCall, whom…