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AYELE v. UNISEA, INC.

No. S-8168.

980 P.2d 955 (1999)

Melaku A. AYELE, Appellant, v. UNISEA, INC., Alaska National Insurance Company, and Employer's Insurance of Wausau, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 28, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Dickman, Dickman Law Group, Seattle, Washington, for Appellant.

Michael A. Barcott, Faulkner, Banfield, Doogan & Holmes, Seattle, Washington, and Richard L. Wagg, Russell, Tesche & Wagg, Anchorage, for Appellees.

Before MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, COMPTON, EASTAUGH, FABE, and BRYNER, Justices.

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Alaska Workers' Compensation Board denied Melaku Ayele's claim stemming from a disability allegedly caused by his exposure to chemicals while working for Unisea, Inc. We must decide whether the Board's decision is deficient for failing to discuss the testimony of Ayele's lay witnesses. Because the Board's findings permit meaningful appellate review, we affirm its decision.

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