Kelley v. Courtyard Marriott

WAYMOND M. BROWN, Judge.

| ¶ James Kelley appeals from a February 8, 2011 ruling by the Workers’ Compensation Commission that he failed to prove a compensable left knee injury and that the total knee replacement recommended by his physician was not reasonable and necessary. Because the Commission’s decision was supported by substantial evidence, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

Appellant James Kelley was hired by Courtyard Marriott as a maintenance man around March of 2008. He testified that, while at work on April 12, 2009 (which fell on a weekend), the hotel manager asked him to…