Balcom v. Knowledge Learning Enterprises

Claimant seeks judicial review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (the board), as supplemented and adhered to on reconsideration, upholding employer’s denial of her combined condition claim involving L5-S1 foraminal stenosis. Specifically, claimant asserts that the board committed “an error of law in finding [a particular doctor’s] opinion persuasive in supporting [that] combined condition denial despite the fact [that the doctor] did not believe [that claimant’s] work injury was a material cause of her disability or need for treatment.” We conclude that claimant failed to…