The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a worker’s knee injury, but overturned the award of permanent total disability benefits as unsupported by adequate factual findings.
Case: Duenas v. Papillion Foods, No. A-23-563, 05/21/2024, published.
Facts: Marlene Ventura Duenas began working for Papillion Foods in April 2021. Duenas had previously established workers’ compensation claims that stemmed from injuries in 2016 and 2017 involving both knees and her lower back. She also had prior diagnoses of arthritis in both knees.
Duenas saw her doctor for a w...
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