Dodd v. Fleetguard, Inc.

Jeanette Dodd appeals from a decision on judicial review upholding the workers’ compensation commissioner’s denial of her disability claim.

I. Background Facts and Prior Proceedings

Since 1960 Dodd has held numerous jobs ranging from a dishwasher, to a waitress, elderly care provider, installer, and a painter. In 1994 she began working at Fleetguard, Inc. as an assembler. On April 10, 2001, she went to her family doctor, Dr. Dennis Colby, and complained of swelling in her right shoulder. In the medical record for this examination, Dr. Colby indicated: “No known injury, but this has given her…