Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Aggravation Injury

The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for an alleged aggravation injury. Case: Benally v. San Juan Regional Medical Center, No. A-1-CA-42349, 10/22/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: Arleene Benally worked for the San Juan Regional Medical Center. She filed a workers’ compensation claim, asserting that she had suffered an aggravation of a preexisting condition because of a workplace accident in September 2021. Benally requested benefits and an independent medical examination. A workers’ compensation judge denied Benally’s r...