Loss v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.

Clinton Loss appeals from the Workers’ Compensation Court’s grant of summary judgment to insurer Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company on the question of whether rehabilitation benefits are available under the Occupational Disease Act (ODA). We affirm the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Court.

Clinton Loss suffers from carpal tunnel syndrome. In November of 1991 he became disabled as a result of his carpal tunnel condition and filed an occupational disease claim. The claim was accepted and Lumbermens paid both wage loss and medical benefits. In 1994, Loss also sought an award of $10,000…