Hammond v. Liberty Nw. Ins. Corp. (In re Comp. of Hammond)

*242Claimant, the surviving spouse of the injured worker, seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Board holding that she is not entitled to death benefits. We conclude that the claim is not compensable, and we therefore affirm.

The facts are largely undisputed. Claimant's spouse, Hammond, who was travelling for work, had been diagnosed with and was undergoing treatment for metastatic lung cancer that had spread to his bones, causing fractures. As Hammond walked through a hotel lobby, his left femur fractured due to weakness caused by the presence of the cancer in the bone. The…