Van Horn v. Jerry Jerzel, Inc.

Petitioner appeals an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board denying her aggravation claim against respondent Jerry Jerzel, Inc. (Jerzel) and, as to respondent Charles F. Berg, Inc. (Berg), making an inadequate penalty and attorney fee award based on Berg’s failure to pay interim compensation. She alleges that her worsened back condition was causally related to her compensable industrial injury and that the Board’s award of a ten percent penalty and $100 attorney fee was insufficient. We review de novo and affirm.

Petitioner, aged 64, was injured in February, 1978, while employed by…