Armenta v. PCC Structural, Inc.

Claimant seeks judicial review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (the board) upholding employer’s denial of occupational disease claims for cervical radiculopathy and lumbar radiculopathy. Claimant contends that the board erred in finding that an expert opinion admitted into evidence for purposes of rebuttal did not address any condition at issue and therefore would not be considered in determining whether claimant’s work activities were the major contributing cause of his claimed conditions. Specifically, claimant asserts that, although the expert addressed claimant’s alleged…