Court Upholds Compensability Determination for Worker's Knee Replacement Surgery

The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a finding that a worker’s job duties substantially and permanently aggravated preexisting degenerative arthritis in his left knee, resulting in the need for a total knee replacement. Case: Malinowski v. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., No. AC 43617, 09/07/2021, published. Facts: Richard Malinowski worked for the Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. He filed a workers' compensation claim for injuries to both knees in February 2012. Malinowski had injured his left knee in 1972 while working as a motorcycle mechanic at S. Marino's Honda City, and he underwe...