Epps v. Beiersdorf, Inc.

The plaintiff appeals from the decision of the workers’ compensation review board (board) affirming the compensation commissioner’s dismissal of the plaintiffs claim for workers’ compensation benefits. The plaintiff claims that the board improperly found that his workplace exposure to chemicals was not an aggravating factor or substantial causal factor that worsened his preexisting respiratory condition. The plaintiff also claims on appeal that the board improperly failed to find that his diagnosed occupational disease, industrial bronchitis, was entirely compensable by his employer. We agree…