Pietro v. Unocal Corp.

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A worker developed peripheral neuropathy in his feet and was later diagnosed with skin cancer. He asked for workers' compensation benefits for both of these conditions, alleging that they developed as a result of his exposure to arsenic during the course of his work at a fertilizer plant. The Alaska Workers' Compensation Board rejected his claims, finding that he had not proven that his conditions were work related, and the superior court affirmed the Board. We affirm the Board's finding that the employer rebutted the presumption of compensability. But…