Carabajal v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation Division

BURKE, Justice.

[11] Leroy Carabajal appeals from an Order Denying Benefits and Granting Petition to Modify issued by the Office of Admin*949istrative Hearings (OAH). Upon our review, we find that the hearing examiner erred as a matter of law in failing to apply the second compensable injury rule in determining whether Mr. Carabajal was entitled to workers' compensation benefits. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for reconsideration.

ISSUES

[12] We restate the issues presented by Mr. Carabajal as follows:

1. Did the hearing examiner err in failing to apply the second compensable injury rule?

The…