Givens v. Steel Structures, Inc.

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• finding that facts establishing the jurisdiction of the Workers’ Compensation Commission are reviewed by the appellate court based on the preponderance-of-the-evidence standard
• finding the claimant's condition was one of disc degeneration reflecting the cumulative effect of successive injuries
• finding the claimant's condition was one of disc degeneration reflecting the cumulative effect of successive injuries
• facts establishing the jurisdiction of the Worker’s Compensation Commission are reviewed by the appellate court based on the preponderance of the evidence standard
• record sustained finding of causal connection between two injuries where claimant testified that same part of back had been point of both injuries and expert medical testimony indicated claimant’s condition was one of disc degeneration reflecting cumulative effect of successive injuries
• “Expert medical testimony clearly indicated that claimant’s condition was one reflecting the cumulative effect of successive injuries. The only reasonable inference to be drawn from th[e] record was that a causal connection had been established sufficient for the purposes of Cooper .”

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