Queener v. United Employers Insurance

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order that affirmed the denial of her aggravation and medical services claims. The Board held that her worsened back condition was not causally connected to her compensable injury. We affirm.

Claimant injured her back in May, 1985, while working as a convenience store clerk. By March, 1986, her condition had sufficiently resolved to permit her to return to modified work. A determination order closed her claim on June 5, 1987, and awarded her 15 percent unscheduled disability. A stipulated settlement in September, 1987, which was the last…