Miller v. State Accident Insurance Fund Corp.

Compensability is the issue in this workers’ compensation case. The question is whether a ruptured intevertebral disc is causally related to an earlier disc injury and operation at a different level and, therefore, compensable. The Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) affirmed the referee’s opinion and order upholding denial of the claim, and claimant petitions for review.

On November 13, 1979, claimant injured his back while attempting to hook a trailer to a tractor. After conservative treatment failed, a myelogram was performed, which revealed a herniated disc fragment at the L5-S1…