Stephenson v. Meyer

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) that denied claimant’s request for employer-paid attorney fees after the Board ruled in claimant’s favor by setting aside employer’s denial of a claim as premature.

Claimant filed a claim for symptoms that he attributed to an on-the-job exposure to pesticide spray. While the claim was being processed, 1 his employer’s insurer sent claimant a letter regarding a supposed condition that was not part of his claim. The letter said, in part:

“Medical information recently received concludes that your mild obstructive airway…