COOKS, Judge.
In this worker's compensation case, Thelma Lavergne (having a pre-existing back disorder) alleged she injured her lower back while lifting a chair during the course of her employment as a housekeeper with Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Initially, the employer paid weekly benefits and medicals to Lavergne. However, it subsequently discontinued payment of all benefits on the ground that she refused to accept available employment, equal to or greater than...
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