Best v. State Compensation Insurance Fund

Dennis O. Best, Sr. (Best) appeals from the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Judgment of the Workers’ Compensation Court denying his claim for permanent total disability benefits for a 1993 work-related injury. We affirm.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the Workers’ Compensation Court’s finding that Best’s permanent total disability predates his 1993 work-related injury is supported by substantial credible evidence.

Best originally injured his back on September 9, 1986, while employed as a carpenter in Issaquah, Washington. Approximately three days later, Best was examined by…