Danielson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 082919 MNWC, WC19-6256

Case DateAugust 29, 2019
CourtMinnesota
JASON R. DANIELSON, Employee/Appellant,
v.
WAL-MART STORES, INC., SELF-INSURED/CLAIMS MGMT. & CONSULTING, INC., Employer/Respondent,
and
MEDSPEED, LLC, and ACCIDENT FUND GROUP, Employer-Insurer/Respondents,
and
ST. LUKE'S CLINICS, MEDICA HEALTH PLANS, MINN. DEP'T OF LABOR & INDUS./VRU, and ST. LUKE'S HOSP. & REG'L TRAUMA CTR., Intervenors.
No. WC19-6256
Minnesota Workers Compensation
Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals
August 29, 2019
         APPEALS - RECORD. Where the compensation judge made only one finding on the ultimate issue on appeal and failed to make findings regarding essential elements of the application of Minn. Stat. § 176.101, subd. 1(i), and where the record on appeal was incomplete, precluding meaningful appellate review, we vacate and remand for reconsideration.           Robert C. Falsani and Jennifer A. McEwen, Falsani, Balmer, Peterson & Balmer, Duluth, Minnesota, for the Appellant.           Gregory R. Broos and Erica A. Weber, Brown & Carlson, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for self-insured Respondent Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., admin’d by Claims Mgmt. & Consulting, Inc. Jerome D. Feriancek, Thibodeau, Johnson & Feriancek, Duluth, Minnesota, for Respondents MedSpeed, LLC, and Accident Fund Group.           Determined by: Patricia J. Milun, Chief Judge, David A. Stofferahn, Judge, Deborah K. Sundquist, Judge,           Compensation Judge: Jerome G. Arnold          Vacated in part and remanded in part.           OPINION           PATRICIA J. MILUN, Chief Judge.          The employee appeals the compensation judge’s denial of his claim for temporary total disability benefits. We vacate and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.          BACKGROUND          The employee, Jason Danielson, sustained two admitted work-related injuries to his low back. He suffered a back injury on November 20, 2010, while working for the self-insured employer, Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart admitted liability for the injury and benefits were paid. The employee had no ongoing restrictions from the admitted work injury. On September 27, 2016, while working for the employer, MedSpeed...

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