Search Joseph Ehman 1949 and it will come up. The case went to the Supreme Court and covered all the issues we discuss quite thoroughly, Joseph lost.

HOWEVER It is many years later and I wonder if the issue of a trauma event bringing DC on could be the angle?

Example: If a Fireman was at a fire, broke his hand, had the cast taken off and found nodules for the first time.....would he be eligible? Would DC have presented itself if the hand had not been injured? And...there is no definative proof that DC is genetic so could this argument be used in todays courts?

Food for thought....

Anon

I cannot address the legal aspects of your concerns:
however, imagine that you have type 2 diabetes and your
employer"s cafeteria serves food that aggravates/reveals
your genetic predisposition to the illness. What is your
injury? When,if ever, was the condition diagnosed? What
is your health care history (Doctor visits.) Personally,
I do not consider trauma as a cause of DD/DC; I believe that
it reveals the underlying predispostion (like type 2 dabetes.) So, your challenge is to find an attorney willing
to take your case. If s/he takes it on contingency, that
is one case; if you must pay hourly rates, that is another
matter altogether. Decide for yourself. Meanwhile stay posted about NA and consider intervention when a finger curls 30-35 degrees.