Melli v. Industrial Commission

The challenge here is to the commission’s findings that there was no causal connection between appellant’s injury and his claimed disability. The question presented for determination is whether there was credible evidence to sustain the findings of the commission.

The cause is controlled by principles as follows: Causal relation between an injury and disability presents a question of fact for the commission. Harnischfeger Corp. v. Industrial Comm. (1948), 253 Wis. 613, 34 N. W. (2d) 678. Where there is a difference of opinion between the medical experts as to the cause of an employee’s injury…