Leist v. Labor & Industry Review Commission

The issue on review is whether there is sufficient evidence in the record to sustain the Labor and Industry Review Commission's (LIRC) denial of disability benefits to Glenn Leist (Leist). Leist claims that the evidence he presented at the hearing before the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), which included his own testimony and the expert medical opinion of his surgeon, was uncontro-verted and established that his herniated disc was caused by a work-related incident in 1985 entitling him to disability benefits. LIRC contends that Leist's ability to work on a regular basis and participate in…