Felipe v. Department of Labor & Industries

¶1 Reymundo Felipe appeals an adverse trial court judgment that denied his request to reopen a workers’ compensation claim for additional medical treatment. Felipe challenges a trial court jury instruction requiring him to support his aggravation claim with evidence of objective medical findings. Because the nature of Felipe’s injury excuses any requirement for objective findings and the court’s instruction prevented Felipe from arguing his theory of the case, we reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion. As neither party has yet prevailed, we deny Felipe’s request for…