CARPENTER’S ASSISTANT – GRADUAL ONSET AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOW BACK DISC BULGES CAUSED BY CARPENTER’S ASSISTANT JOB DUTIES

Decision No: 1622/17 | Date of Decision: November 17, 2017 | PDF: 2017onwsiat3517

Gradual Onset Disablement Claim

Upon our involvement in the Worker’s appeal, we raised the alternative position, which was eventually accepted by the Tribunal’s Vice Chair, that the Worker’s low back disc bulges were caused by the 8-year performance of his job duties as a carpenter’s assistant.