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CHAVEZ v. STATE EX REL. WORKERS' SAFETY & COMP. DIV.

No. S-08-0069.

204 P.3d 967 (2009)

2009 WY 46

In the Matter of the Worker's Compensation Claim of: Elmer CHAVEZ, Appellant (Petitioner), v. STATE of Wyoming, ex rel., WYOMING WORKERS' SAFETY AND COMPENSATION DIVISION, Appellee (Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 31, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Ethelyn Boak, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Representing Appellee: Bruce A. Salzburg, Attorney General; John William Renneisen, Deputy Attorney General; James Michael Causey, Assistant Attorney General.

Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ.

BURKE, Justice.

[¶ 1] Elmer Chavez applied to the Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division for reimbursement of medical expenses relating to his back surgery in 2006. Mr. Chavez claimed that the surgery was necessary because of a work-related injury he suffered in 1989. The Division denied the benefits. Mr. Chavez requested a hearing on the denial of his benefits, and the matter was referred to the Medical Commission. The Commission affirmed the Division...

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