Loushin v. ITT Rayonier

ITT Rayonier (ITT) appeals the reopening of James Loushin’s industrial insurance claim for back injuries. We are faced with two questions. First, can a chiropractor’s testimony be used to establish aggravation of an injury? Second, did sufficient evidence support the court’s findings that: (1) the aggravation of Loushin’s injury was causally related to his industrial injury; and (2) the aggravation required medical treatment? We hold that chiropractic testimony can establish aggravation and that sufficient evidence showed a causal relation between the injury and the aggravation, which did…