Jodlowski v. Stanley Works

The self-represented plaintiff, Jan Jodlowski, appeals from the decision of the Workers' Compensation Review Board (board) affirming the decision of the Workers' Compensation Commissioner (commissioner), who denied the plaintiff's request for additional treatment. On appeal the plaintiff claims that it was improper for the commissioner (1) to deny his request for lumbar fusion surgery, (2) to fail to consider the conflicting opinions of medical experts, and (3) to decline to order a commissioner's medical examination, pursuant to General Statutes § 31-294f (a). We affirm the decision of the…