Appeal of Lockheed Martin Corp.

Brock, C.J., and Broderick, J.,

dissenting. Because the board’s findings in this case are supported by the evidence and are not erroneous as a matter of law, we respectfully dissent.

When this court reviews decisions by the compensation appeals board, our task is not to determine whether we would have found differently than did the board, or to reweigh the evidence, but rather to determine whether the findings are supported by competent evidence in the record. Appeal of Lalime, 141 N.H. 534, 539 (1996).

The petitioner argues, and the plurality agrees, that the respondent’s injury was not…