Claim of Grow v. Chevrolet

— Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed February 16, 1983, which denied claimant’s application for benefits. Claimant, an automobile body repairman, sustained a back injury at work on January 6, 1981 while carrying a heavy car hood. He alleges that he advised the foreman on the day of the occurrence that he “goofed up” something in his back. The foreman, however, denied that claimant mentioned any specific injury but noted that he often made general complaints concerning his back. Claimant visited a chiropractor in March, 1981. He ceased work on April 3, 1981 and…