Lucke v. State Compensation Department

The only substantial question in this workmen’s compensation case is one of fact, — one of medical causation. We found it necessary to have a rehearing because of uncertainty in the court on the method of discharging our duty of fact finding as delegated by the legislature.

Claimant had acute epididymitis, that is, an inflammation of a portion of the testicle. The hearing officer and the Workmen’s Compensation Board found the ailment was not caused by an industrial accident and, therefore, was noncompensable. The circuit court found it was caused by an industrial accident and was compensable.

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