Cajun Welding & Machine Co. v. Deville

hAMY, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation matter, the employer and its insurer filed a disputed claim, contesting the necessity of a motorized scooter as palliative treatment for an employee injured in the course and scope of his employment. The workers’ *876compensation judge determined that the scooter was a medical necessity to which the employee-claimant was entitled. The employer and its insurer filed the instant appeal. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

The claimant, Travis Deville, asserts that on February 25, 1999, he sustained an injury to his back…