Shoulders v. SAIF Corp.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board, which held that his vertigo and tinnitis were not compensable and refused to award him attorney fees.

Claimant suffered a compensable injury to his knee in July, 1978, when he was struck by a tree limb. SAIF accepted the claim for the injury, and on July 22, 1980, a determination order was issued granting 15 percent permanent partial disability. Thereafter, claimant developed numerous conditions, including phlebitis, an ulnar nerve lesion, tinnitis, vertigo and thrombophlebitis. SAIF denied claims for each, and claimant…