Mushero v. Lincoln Pulp & Paper Co.

WATHEN, Chief Justice.

The employee, Ralph Mushero, appeals from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board granting his petition for an award of compensation but permitting his employer to reduce its liability for Mushero’s total incapacity by that portion of incapacity attributable to a subsequent nonwork-related injury. 39 M.R.S.A. § 51(4) (Supp.1992). 1 Mushero contends that because the work and nonwork-injuries were related to the same body part and contributed to his incapacitated condition, the injuries must be said to be “causally connected” for purposes of subsection 51(4), and…