Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Additional TTD Benefits

The Wyoming Supreme Court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for additional temporary total disability benefits, finding the evidence supported a conclusion that his disability was caused by a pre-existing degenerative condition as opposed to his prior industrial accident. Case: Matter of the Workers’ Compensation Claim of Kebschull v. State, No. S-17-0001, 08/15/2017, published. Facts: William Kebschull suffered a workplace injury to his back in 2008, but he had a history of complaints that predated this incident. His first documented complaint was in 1999, when he told...