Reyes v. Kit Manufacturing Co.

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a workers’ compensation case. We conclude that the Industrial Commission (the Commission) correctly denied benefits to the employee. In doing so, we reaffirm the decision of the Court in Nelson v. Ponsness-Warren Idgas Enterprises, 126 Idaho 129, 879 P.2d 592 (1994).

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THE BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

Jose Luis Reyes (Reyes) began complaining of swelling, pain, and numbness in both hands and wrists in 1980. He was thereafter diagnosed with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in January 1987, and underwent left-sided CTS releasé surgery in December 1989. Reyes…