Legal Opinion

Boyce v. State ex rel. Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Compensation Division

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided August 31, 2017No. S-16-0278PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HILL, Justice.

[¶1] James Boyce suffered an inguinal hernia while working and received workers’ compensation benefits to cover that injury. The Wyoming Workers’ Compensation Division (Division) denied benefits, however, for subsequently discovered conditions in Mr. Boyce’s lumbar spine. The Medical Commission upheld the Division’s denial of benefits, and Mr. Boyce appealed. The district court affirmed the Medical Commission’s decision, and we likewise affirm.

ISSUE

[¶2] Mr. Boyce states his- single issue on appeal as follows:

ISSUE ONE: Whether the Medical Commission provided a sufficient…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Middlemass v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Worker's Compensation Claim of Anastos v. General Chemical Soda AshWyoming Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Joyner v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Worker's Compensation Claim of Hoffman v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Worker's Compensation Claim of Stevens v. State Ex Rel. Department of Workforce Services, Workers' Safety & Compensation DivisionWyoming Supreme Court · 2014

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3Cited by8 opinions

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