Synek v. State Compensation Mutual Insurance Fund

Violet Synek (Synek) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Court affirming the decision of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (Department) which denied her claim for payment for past and continuing chiropractic treatments, penalty and attorney’s fees. We affirm.

We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

1. Did the Workers’ Compensation Court err in affirming the Department’s determination that Synek’s chiropractic treatments were not compensable?

2. Were Synek’s procedural due process rights violated by the Department’s procedures?

In the course of Synek’s employment with…