Slechta v. State Accident Insurance Fund

In this workers’ compensation proceeding, claimant ippeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board reversing the referee’s order and ruling that daimant’s degenerative arthritis is not compensable, rhe sole issue here is compensability. We affirm.

Claimant, who was 61 years old at the time of the íearing, had worked as a maintenance carpenter for ;he employer for at least 26 years. His job involves a freat deal of heavy construction work. He had suffered rom low back pain for the last 15 to 20 years, and >eriodically sought chiropractic treatment for relief. ?rior to this proceeding,…