Kroeplin v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

Cora Kroeplin appeals from a district court judgment, dated June 16, 1988, which affirmed an order of the North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau (Bureau) denying Kroeplin’s claim for additional benefits. We affirm.

On October 5, 1981, Kroeplin, while working at Dakota Hospital as a nurses aide, sustained a lower back injury when she attempted to lift a patient. Kroeplin filed a claim with the Bureau which accepted liability for the injury and authorized disability payments for a period of one week.

During June of 1986 Kroeplin sought medical treatment for lower back…