Slatton v. Metro Air Conditioning, Inc.

THOMPSON, Judge.

In this case the Industrial Commission denied workers’ compensation benefits to an employee, finding that the employee was unable *227to prove that: (1) he had sustained a compensable occupational disease; and (2) his employment with the defendant was a contributing factor to the alleged occupational disease. We find that the review conducted by the Full Commission did not satisfy the mandate of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-85 to review the evidence and findings of fact in full. The facts and the procedural history follow.

The defendant employer (Metro) was a heating and air conditioning…