International Paper Company v. Turner

International Paper seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board affirming the referee, who held that claimant had suffered an aggravation of a previously compensated condition. On de novo review, we find that claimant has not suffered an aggravation and reverse the Board.

Claimant sustained an injury to his left knee on September 12, 1978, while working as a sander for International Paper. On February 14, 1982, a determination order awarded ten percent loss of use of the left leg, and that award was ultimately affirmed by a referee after a hearing on March 30, 1983. The…