Walls v. Treasurer of Missouri

THOMAS H. NEWTON, Judge.

Ms. Zelda Walls appeals a final award issued by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission of Missouri (Commission), affirming the award of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) of the Missouri Division of Workers’ Compensation denying Second Injury Fund benefits. The Commission found that Ms. Walls did not have a preexisting disability at the time of her second injury entitling her to compensation. We affirm.

In August 2001, Ms. Walls injured her neck scanning a large bag of dog food as a cashier at Wal-Mart. She went to Research Medical Center and was diagnosed with a…