Otto v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau

SANDSTROM, Justice.

Donna Otto appeals from a district court judgment affirming an order by the North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau denying her reapplication for benefits. We hold the bureau’s finding Otto failed to prove her current condition was related to a prior work injury is supported by a preponderance of the evidence. We therefore affirm.

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On April 6, 1983, Otto suffered a lower back injury while lifting a resident during the course of her employment as a child care attendant at the Anne Carlsen School. Otto’s treating physician, Dr. Ard Mardiro-sian, diagnosed a back sprain and…