Kaan v. State ex rel. Wyoming Worker's Compensation Division

BROWN, Justice.

Appellant suffered a nonfatal heart attack at work, and appeals the trial court’s order disallowing his worker’s compensation claim. The single issue, fashioned by appellant:

“Was the medical testimony given coupled with the circumstances of this case sufficient to establish a direct causal connection between the condition under which the work was performed and the cardiac condition as delineated by W.S. 26-12-603(b)?”

We will affirm.

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