An ankle injury not sustained at work but arising from an earlier injury that did arise out of and in the course of employment is considered a natural consequence from the first injury, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled.
The court in Everett v. Well Care & Nursing Services, COA06-103, 11/21/06, found that Charlene Everett had demonstrated causation in her petition for ongoing temporary total disability payments. Everett broke her ankle in a fall at home and claimed that her surgically repaired wrist -- which was a compensable injury -- prevented her from breaking her fall.
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