He then worked for GFI as an on-line foreman. Paulson quit this job in June 1990. Subsequently he worked at several different jobs. In the course of moving cases of liquor from a pallet to a shelf, he felt a sharp sensation in his back. That evening he went to the emergency room and ultimately his physician advised him to stop physical types of labor and sent him to the South Dakota Division of Rehabilitation Services for vocational retraining.
Issues involving the application of a rule of law are questions of law fully reviewable de novo .
In making this determination there are certain guidelines. That this second injury contributed independently to the final disability. No specific incident that can independently explain the second onset of symptoms. To review this issue, Judge Zinter properly made a de novo review of the medical expert's testimony. This consisted of the deposition of Dr. Steven K. Goff and the affidavits of Dr. Wayne J. Anderson and Dr. Alvin E. Wessel.