Bruns v. North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Timothy Bruns appeals from a judgment affirming the North Dakota Workers Compensation Bureau’s order accepting Bruns’s claim for benefits on a 67 percent aggravation basis. We affirm, holding the Bureau properly applied the aggravation statute, N.D.C.C. § 65-05-15.

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[¶ 2] Beginning in 1986, Bruns suffered non-work-related injuries to his right knee on seven separate occasions. In 1986, 1987, and 1993, he underwent surgeries on his knee, including ligament reconstruction and implanting of a prosthetic ligament. Following the 1993 surgery Bruns’s orthopedic surgeon, Dr.…