Sexton v. Sky Lakes Medical Center

185 Argued and submitted February 10, 2020, affirmed September 1, 2021 In the Matter of the Compensation of Phyllis D. Sexton, Claimant. Phyllis D. SEXTON, Petitioner, v. SKY LAKES MEDICAL CENTER, Respondent. Workers’ Compensation Board 1600049; A167536

496 P3d 1056

In this appeal of a Workers’ Compensation Board (board) order affirming denial of certain benefits, petitioner assigns error to the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) application of the major contributing cause standard rather than the material cause standard. Specifically, petitioner argues that the ALJ and board erred by concluding…