Bell v. Spirit Mountain Gaming

Claimant seeks review of a final order of the Workers’ Compensation Board upholding employer’s denial of her claim for a lower back condition. We reverse and remand for reconsideration.

The facts relevant to the disposition of the case are undisputed. Claimant injured her lower back at work on February 22, 1998. Employer accepted her claim for lumbar strain. Employer arranged an independent medical examination on June 16, 1998. The examiner conducted range of motion testing, during the course of which claimant experienced a sudden onset of severe left leg pain. An MRI later disclosed a…