Day v. Washoe County School District

OPINION

By the Court,

Maupin, J.:

In this appeal, we consider the scope of the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act’s provision for claim reopening, NRS 616C.390. This statute allows the reopening of closed workers’ compensation claims when the original injury is the primary cause of a worsening of the industrial condition. We hold that a prior determination that an injury was industrially related may not be reconsidered in determining primary causation under NRS 616C.390.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Appellant Alfred Day sustained a number of industrial injuries between 1986 and 1995, which involved…