Apone v. Fred Meyer, Inc.

OPINION

CARPENETI Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

An attendant at a self-service gas station sought workers' compensation benefits, alleging that his exposure to fumes and exhaust at work caused him to be disabled. His employer denied the compensability of the claim. After a hearing, the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board decided that the employee had not established his claim by a preponderance of the evidence and denied it. The superior court affirmed the board. Because substantial evidence in the record supports the board's findings and because the board did not commit legal error in its treatment…