Giesbrecht v. State Accident Insurance Fund

Claimant appeals from a determination by the Workers’ Compensation Board that his multiple sclerosis disease was not aggravated by excessive heat in his work environment. Four physicians, three of them board certified in neurology, testified at the hearing that the heat exposure increased the symptoms, but did not worsen the underlying condition. The referee, however, felt bound by the written opinion of another physician, who did not testify, that the heat caused a worsening of claimant’s underlying condition, solely because this court had found that doctor’s opinion to je persuasive in…