Miyamoto v. Wahiawa General Hospital

Opinion of the Court by

WATANABE, J.

This appeal arises out of a denial of a claim by Claimant-Appellant Cathleen W. Miyamo-to (Claimant) for workers’ compensation benefits for injuries she suffered as a result of an unwitnessed fall onto a level floor at work. In affirming the denial, the Hawaii Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (LIRAB) found, based on the medical evidence, that (1) Claimant’s fall was “idiopath-ie[,]” i.e., one “brought on by a purely personal condition unrelated to employment”; and (2) “Claimant did not present reliable or credible evidence to show that she did…