Compensation of Abbott v. State Accident Insurance Fund

The issue in this workers’ compensation case is whether the claimant has suffered a compensable occupational disease. The claimant has multiple sclerosis. The resolution of the issue presented turns upon an examination of the conflicting medical evidence. After examining this evidence, both the referee and the Workers’ Compensation Board found the claim to be compensable. We affirm.

The facts, other than those relating to medical causation, are not in dispute and they may be summarized as follows: The claimant worked as a legal secretary. At the time when her multiple sclerosis became…