Fimbres v. Gibbons Supply Co.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board upholding employer’s denial of her aggravation claim for cervical spondylosis. We agree with claimant that employer was precluded from denying the claim by its prior stipulation that claimant’s condition is compensable. Accordingly, we reverse.

Claimant injured her neck and left arm in May, 1987. Employer accepted the claim in July, 1987. The nature of the injury was described on the Form 801 as stiff neck and arm pain, and the claim was accepted as nondisabling by a check mark on that form. At the time, the injury was…