Leavitt v. State ex rel. Wyo. Workers' Safety & Comp. Div.
Annotate this CaseIn 1996, Appellant suffered a work-related back injury and sought benefits from the Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division. In 2009, Appellant began to experience significant lower back pain after shoveling snow. Appellant attempted to reopen her 1996 worker's compensation case to obtain payment for treatment of her recent back pain. The Division refused to reopen the case and denied Appellant's claims for benefits because more than four years had passed since she last sought benefits for her 1996 injury and because she failed to show her current injury was directly related to the 1996 injury. After a contested case hearing, the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) upheld the decision. The district court affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed the district court, holding (1) the OAH's decision was not contrary to law and was supported by substantial evidence; (2) the OAH hearing examiner did not act arbitrarily and capriciously or abuse his discretion; and (3) the hearing examiner's findings of fact were sufficient.
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