Anderson v. Pilot City Health Center

The employer and insurer seek review of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board. They challenge the board’s award of retraining benefits and denial of their petition to take additional testimony. For the reasons discussed below, we remand to the Workers’ Compensation Board.

The employee sustained a personal injury to her back that arose out of and in the course of her employment as a nursing assistant on November 15,1971. On January 8, 1974, after several periods of hospitalization and three unsuccessful attempts to return to work for the employer, she was certified for retraining as a…