Wendt v. Department of Labor & Industries

Edwin W. Wendt sustained an industrial injury on April 28, 1968, while in the course of his employment with Weyerhaeuser Company. His claim to the Department of Labor and Industries was closed on April 22, 1970, with a finding of permanent partial disability rated at 40 percent loss of function of the right arm and 25 percent of the maximum allowable for unspecified disabilities. On April 13, 1972, he applied to reopen his claim, urging that he was now permanently and totally disabled as a result of an aggravation of his condition. The Department's refusal to reopen his claim was sustained by…