Supreme Court Denies PTD Benefits for Aggravation of Investigator's Neuropathy

The Montana Supreme Court upheld the denial of permanent disability benefits to a criminal investigator for aggravation of polyneuropathy. Case: Walund v. Montana State Fund, No. DA 21-0121, 09/28/2021, unpublished. Facts: Kenneth Walund was a criminal investigator for the Montana Department of Justice. He was diagnosed with idiopathic polyneuropathy in the early 2000s. From October 2017 to September 2019, Walund's progressive symptoms required continuous modification of pain medication. In September 2019, Walund sat in a truck for more than nine hours while conducting surveillanc...