Nelson v. Semitool, Inc.

Henry E. Nelson (Nelson) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Court attributing fifty percent of his disability to an occupational disease resulting from his employment with the respondent, Semitool Inc., and fifty percent to a preexisting disability. Nelson asserts that the occupational disease from which he suffers is fully compensable by Semitool and was inappropriately apportioned by the Department of Labor. We affirm.

The single issue for our review is whether the Workers’ Compensation Court erred by apportioning fifty percent of Nelson’s current disability to a preexisting…