Custodis Construction v. Register

WIGGINTON, Judge.

Employer/carrier appeal the deputy commissioner’s order finding appellee Register’s knee injury compensable. We affirm.

Register originally injured his left knee in a work related accident on December 30, 1980, having experienced no prior knee problems according to his testimony. Register, his wife, and stepfather all testified that after that injury Register continued to have severe problems with his left knee and often suffered knee pain. His treating physician, Dr. Blake, an orthopedic surgeon, diagnosed a knee sprain after performing tests, including an arthroscopy, and…