Pittman v. Wygal Trucking Plant

Tom Glaze, Judge.

Aubrey Pittman appeals from a decision of the full Commission which reversed the administrative law judge’s award of benefits. The Commission held that appellant failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that complaints he developed several weeks after the accident arose out of his employment. For reversal, appellant contends that (1) the Commission erroneously applied the legal standard of absolute certainty under the guise of “reasonable medical certainty,” and (2) the Commission’s denial of benefits is not supported by substantial evidence. We reverse and remand.

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