Johnson v. Industrial Indemnity

Claimant appeals an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board, claiming that the Board erred in (1) affirming the referee’s denial of compensability of his back condition; (2) disallowing an increased permanent disability award for his shoulder injury following its reclassification as an unscheduled injury, and (3) failing to find him permanently and totally disabled. On de novo review, we agree with the Board that claimant has failed to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that his back condition is causally related to his industrial accident. His back problems would only be relevant…