Longview Inspection v. Snyder

Employer concluded that claimant’s work-related injury was not the major contributing cause of his current condition and denied his claim for compensation. An administrative law judge (ALJ) and subsequently the Workers’ Compensation Board (board) overturned employer’s denial. Employer seeks judicial review, arguing that it denied the claim because the major contributing cause of claimant’s condition was no longer the work-related strain but an unrelated degenerative disease; the ALJ and board rejected the denial based on the conclusion that the major contributing cause was not the…