Collins v. Department of Human Services

KEEFE, Senior Judge.

Carol Collins began employment in a clerical position with the Iowa Department of Human Services in May 1987. In March 1989, she sought treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome in her left hand and wrist. She had surgery for the problem. Collins then developed reflex sympathetic dystrophy in her left hand, which is a condition with symptoms of pain, swelling, and tenderness, caused by a dysfunction of the sympathetic nervous system. She returned to work, and soon developed symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome in her right hand. She had surgery on her right hand, and subsequently…