Legal Opinion
Mendez v. Regional Transit Authority
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 19, 2013No. 13-CA-297PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN J. WINDHORST, Judge.
| ¡..Claimant, Jose Mendez, appeals from a judgment rendered by the workers’ compensation court finding that Mendez failed to prove that his psoriatic arthritis was caused by his work-related accident, and therefore, he was not entitled to compensation for his condition. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the decision of the Office of Workers Compensation (OWC).
Mendez was employed by the Regional Transit Authority, TMSEL. He started working for the Transit Authority in December of 1978. In October of 1993, Mendez injured his back while lifting a power brake. He…
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