Ruse v. Department of Labor & Industries

— Everett Ruse quit his job because of severe

back pain, and the Department of Labor and Industries denied his subsequent workers’ compensation claim. We affirm baséd upon Ruse’s failure to prove the causal connection between his disability and his employment.

FACTS

For a full discussion of the facts, see Ruse v. Department *4of Labor & Indus., 90 Wn. App. 448, 966 P.2d 909 (1998). Our recitation here is brief. Everett Ruse worked in heavy labor positions for most of his life and was forced to quit his job on August 17, 1989, because of severe back pain. Ruse filed a claim for workers’…