Viars v. St. Anthony's Nursing Home

I,SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation matter, after trial, the workers’ compensation judge found that the claimant suffered a compensable work-related injury, ordered claimant’s employer to pay all medical expenses resulting from that accident as well as supplemental earnings benefits for a specific period of time. The judge found, however, that claimant failed to establish a causal connection between her work-related accident and the disability that resulted from a subsequent motor vehicle accident. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Fact and Procedural History

In January…