Destael v. Nicolai Co.

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order which denied her an award of permanent partial disability (PPD) for the impairment resulting from her low back condition. The referee had found that her back condition was causally related to an industrial injury of October, 1981, and had reversed employer’s denial of responsibility for that condition. On review, the Board reversed the referee and found that the back condition was not related to the industrial injury. On de novo review, we affirm.

Claimant is a 32-year-old woman who has been employed by employer since 1975. In 1980,…