Rudolph v. Spudnik Equipment

SCHROEDER, Justice.

Harold Rudolph was injured on the job on January 27, 2000. He received a course of treatment following that injury through October 2000. Thereafter he sought additional medical and other workers’ compensation benefits. The Idaho Industrial Commission determined he had not met his burden of proving his current complaints and recommended surgeries were related to the industrial accident. Mr. Rudolph appeals.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Mr. Rudolph is a welder. On January 27, 2000, he suffered a left shoulder/arm strain while lifting a conveyor piece from a jig. He saw an…