Key legal question
Whether a compensable relapse or late effects of the 1981 accident were proven.
Extracted holding
The alleged worsening of the accident-related condition was not proven with the required degree of proof; no compensable relapse was established.
Extracted reasoning
Comparing the 1987 closing examination with the 2006 medical assessment and imaging, the court found no medically substantiated deterioration. Similar findings appeared in both examinations, and the remaining problems could not be attributed with sufficient certainty to the accident.