Tillman v. Baldwin & Shell Construction

John Mauzy Pittman, Judge.

The appellant in this workers’ compensation case, whose job required heavy lifting, alleged that he developed hemorrhoids as a gradual-onset injury. The administrative law judge denied benefits after concluding that appellant’s hemorrhoids were not a compensable gradual-onset injury under the new Act. The Commission adopted the administrative law judge’s opinion as its own, and this appeal followed.

For reversal, appellant contends that the Commission erred in ruling that hemorrhoids are not a compensable injury under Ark. Code Ann. § 11 -9-102(5)(A)(ii) (Repl. 1996).…