Zavala v. Twin City Foods

¶1 — The Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals closed Ana Zavala’s industrial insurance claim, which ruling the Franklin County Superior Court affirmed. Zavala appeals and asks this court to reopen her claim or, in the alternative, to increase her disability rating. The appeal requires discussion of the “lit up” doctrine under workers’ compensation law. Zavala primarily argues that her testimony and the testimony of friends and family that she experienced no pain before her work injury requires the trial court to find that she suffered from no preexisting condition, despite medical testimony…