Hoffman v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau

NEUMANN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Mark Hoffman appealed from a district court judgment affirming a Workers Compensation Bureau order terminating his disability and vocational rehabilitation benefits. Because the Bureau failed to address uncontradicted medical evidence and other evidence favorable to Hoffman, we reverse the judgment and remand the case to the Bureau for further proceedings.

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[¶ 2] In November 1993, Hoffman injured his low back while employed as -a lineman with Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative in Flasher. The Bureau accepted liability and paid associated medical expenses and disability…