Lewis v. Duke University

WYNN, Judge.

In her appeal from an opinion and award of the Industrial Commission denying her claim for benefits, Dorothy Lewis, Plaintiff, contends the Commission erred in finding and concluding that she failed to prove she sustained an occupational disease in her position as a registered nurse at the medical center of Defendant Duke University. For the reasons hereafter stated, we affirm the opinion and award of the Commission.

The pertinent history of the instant appeal is as follows: On 24 April 2000, Plaintiff filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits, alleging she was permanently…