Evelyn Q. Rivera, Appellant v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Employer, and American Home Assurance Co., Insurer, Appellees

Summary

The court affirmed the Commission's decision upholding the Board's denial of Rivera's claim for additional temporary total disability and medical benefits. It held that the Board properly weighed conflicting medical testimony and could find that Rivera's work injuries caused only temporary aggravations of preexisting degenerative conditions. It also held that the Board was not required to make findings on lay testimony concerning pain and activity limitations because those matters were not material to the disputed issue of causation.