Worker Gets Coverage for Surgery Necessitated by Worsening of Degenerative Condition

The Arkansas Court of Appeals found that a worker was entitled to coverage for her knee replacement surgery, since substantial evidence supported a conclusion that the procedure was necessary to treat the worsening of a degenerative condition that had been accelerated by an industrial injury. Case: Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Shields, No. CV-17-783, 04/11/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Cindy Shields worked for the Arkansas Department of Human Services. She injured her left knee while at work in November 2012.   After a hearing in November 201...