Worker's Compensation Claim of Hoffman v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation Division

KITE, Chief Justice.

Randy W. Hoffman injured his back while working in 1994. As a result, he had *300three back surgeries between 1995 and 2004. The Wyoming Worker's Compensation Division (the Division) paid him benefits for the injury and associated treatment. In 2009, he fell on the ice at his home and underwent a fourth back surgery. Claiming that the surgery was connected to his original work injury, Mr. Hoffman sought benefits. The Division denied his claim. After a hearing, the Medical Commission (the Commission) upheld the denial, concluding that Mr. Hoffman had failed to prove the 2009…