SAIF Corp. v. Hukari

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board holding that claimant’s condition is compensable. We reverse.

Claimant was diagnosed as having Crohn’s Disease, an intestinal illness, in 1981. The disease was not caused by her employment. For three years before the events leading to this claim, she had not experienced symptoms of the disease and was not taking any medication for it. In October, 1988, employer initiated an investigation into alleged misconduct by claimant. The investigation lasted ten weeks, during which time claimant was extremely upset, because she…