In re Hyde

Memorandum Opinion

HORTON, J.

The petitioner, John Hyde, seeks a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the New Hampshire Department of Labor denying his request for a scheduled permanent impairment award. See RSA 281-A:32, IX (Supp. 1991). Based on our review of the medical evidence presented at the labor department hearing, we cannot say as a matter of law that the hearings officer acted illegally in *426finding that no discrete injury to the petitioner’s back occurred on September 13, 1988, while he was shoveling gravel during his employment with the respondent, Quinn Brothers.…