Dillard v. Washington Public Employees' Retirement System

(dissenting) — I must respectfully dissent. I believe the majority misstates the real issue in this case. I believe the issue is: Was the board's determination that Mrs. Dillard's total incapacity arose from "the tension and strain placed upon her by her work over a period of years” and not as the natural and proximate result of an accident, "clearly erroneous in view of the entire record as submitted and the public policy contained in the act of the legislature authorizing the decision or order"? RCW 34.04.130(6)(e).1

*466Bearing in mind that RCW 41.40.200 requires a disabled employee to prove…