Scarratt v. H. A. Anderson Construction Co.

Claimant assigns error to the Workers’ Compensation Board’s decision that an injury resulting from using a jackhammer at work caused only a temporary worsening of the symptoms of his pre-existing arthritic condition. He contends that the Board should not have decided whether the injury resulted in a worsening of his underlying condition and that the Board’s finding that he had suffered only a temporary increase in symptoms was not supported by substantial evidence. He also requests that we uphold the attorney fees and penalties that the referee had awarded for unreasonable denial and that the…