Pleinis v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau
North Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
VANDE WALLE, Justice.
The Workers Compensation Bureau appealed from a district court judgment reversing its order denying a claim by Harlan J. Pleinis for further benefits. We reverse the judgment and reinstate the Bureau’s order.
Pleinis initially received medical benefits from the Bureau for a “[localized contusion and strain of the medial aspect of the right knee” which occurred on September 25, 1984, when he slipped and fell while getting into a pickup truck while at work. X-rays of Pleinis’s knee taken at that time indicated that he had osteoarthritis. Plein-is returned to work and…
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