State ex rel. Pavis v. General Motors Corp.

Claimant’s inability to return to her former position of employment is not challenged. The parties instead question the possible contribution of nonallowed medical conditions to claimant’s disability, based on Dr. Tamulonis’s repeated references to nonrecognized low back problems. These references prompted the commission to deny temporary total disability compensation from June 16, 1987 through March 9, 1988. The appellate court upheld that decision and, upon review, so do we.

Claimant asserts that any inconsistencies in the earlier Tamulonis reports were remedied by the doctor’s September 16,…