Significant Decisions

PROXIMATE CAUSE: (See also AGGRAVATION, PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY and SUBSEQUENT CONDITION TRACEABLE TO ORIGINAL INJURY)

PROXIMATE CAUSE

Significant cause

An industrial injury need not be a "significant" proximate cause of a condition; an industrial injury need only be a proximate cause of the condition in order for the condition to be covered under the claim. ....Shauna Guyman, 05 13662 (2006)