Verment v. Nordstrom-Best

Claimant was employed as a shoe salesman for Nordstrom-Best, Inc., and suffered an on-the-job injury to his right arm and shoulder on May 6, 1971. His claim was accepted and he received treatment for this injury, including surgical excision of the long head of the right biceps tendon. About December 1972, approximately 19 months after the arm-shoulder injury, claimant first notified employer’s insurance carrier that he was suffering from back pain which he associated with his injury of May 6, 1971. The carrier denied liability for the back injury. The hearing officer affirmed the denial as…