Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Roff

Georgia-Pacific seeks judicial review of an order of the Worker’s Compensation Board that affirmed the referee’s opinion and order. The referee had concluded that claimant suffered a compensable aggravation of an injury to his back, assigned responsibility to Georgia-Pacific and awarded claimant attorney’s fees of approximately $1700, to be paid by Georgia-Pacific. On de novo review, we find the evidence insufficient to support the conclusion of the referee and the Board that claimant suffered a worsening of his condition and therefore conclude that he does not have a compensable aggravation.

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