Kiel L. Cavitt v. D&D Services, LLC d/b/a Novus Auto Glass and Ohio Casualty Insurance Company (Liberty Mutual…

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court affirmed the Commission’s decision upholding an order requiring the employer to pay future medical costs in accordance with the Workers’ Compensation Act. The court held that the presumption of compensability established the need for continuing care, but the Board retained discretion to determine which future treatment was reasonable and necessary. The court construed the order to include annual or biennial surveillance examinations unless a non-work-related cause becomes the substantial cause of the elbow condition.