Huntington v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division

VOIGT, Chief Justice.

[T1] The appellant, Keith Huntington, appeals a district court order affirming the Office of Administrative Hearings' (OAH) denial of workers' compensation benefits. He argues that his current medical problems are a direct result of a 1999 workplace injury. We find that the OAH properly determined that the appellant failed to meet his burden of proof and, therefore, affirm.

ISSUE

[T2] Did the OAH act arbitrarily and capriciously when it denied benefits for the appellant's current medical problems?

FACTS

In 1985, the appellant suffered a workplace back injury as a result of…