SAIF Corp. v. Grant

Employer seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order setting aside its denial of claimant’s left elbow claim. We reverse and remand for reconsideration.

On February 7, 1991, claimant, a mental health therapist, was attacked by a patient and suffered compen-sable injuries to her ribs, chest, left shoulder and neck. Employer accepted the claim. After returning to work, she was again injured while subduing another combative patient. On April 6,1991, claimant had an emergency appendectomy. On September 16, 1991, claimant changed her attending physician to Dr. Takacs. Takacs diagnosed…