U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board
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In the Matter of WILLIAM J. BLANKENSHIP and DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
WAGE & HOUR DIVISION, Little Rock, AR
Docket No. 98-1152; Submitted on the Record;
Issued May 8, 2000
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DECISION and ORDER
Before WILLIE T.C. THOMAS, BRADLEY T. KNOTT,
A. PETER KANJORSKI
The issues are whether appellant established a continuing neck problem, right carpal tunnel syndrome and axonal polyneuropathy causally related to his January 22, 1990 accepted employment injury.
The Board has given careful consideration to the issues involved, the contentions of the parties on appeal and the entire case record. The Board finds that the decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs’ hearing representative dated and made final on February 23, 1998 is in accordance with the facts and the law in this case and hereby adopts the findings and conclusions of the hearing representative.
The decision of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs dated and finalized on February 23, 1998 is affirmed.
Dated, Washington, D.C.
May 8, 2000
Willie T.C. Thomas
Alternate Member
Bradley T. Knott
Alternate Member
A. Peter Kanjorski
Alternate Member