Abbott v. Price Plumbing, Inc.

WENTWORTH, Judge.

Claimant seeks review of a workers’ compensation order by which a claim for diagnostic testing and medical treatment was denied. We find that the evidence *699establishes that the requested tests are necessary for a full understanding as to the causal etiology of claimant’s heart condition. We therefore conclude that the deputy erred in denying the claim for these tests, and we reverse the order appealed.

While under anesthesia during surgery for an industrial injury to his knee, claimant developed an irregular heartbeat. The surgery was immediately terminated, and the heart…