Opinion ID: 887237
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Heading: standard of review

Text: ¶11 This Court employs two standards of review for decisions of the WCC. We review the findings of fact to determine if they are supported by substantial credible evidence, and we review conclusions of law to determine if they are correct. Hiett v. Missoula County Public Schools, 2003 MT 213, ¶ 15, 317 Mont. 95, ¶ 15, 75 P.3d 341, ¶ 15 (citing Geiger v. Uninsured Employers' Fund, 2002 MT 332, ¶ 13, 313 Mont. 242, ¶ 13, 62 P.3d 259, ¶ 13). In S.L.H. v. State Compensation Mut. Ins. Fund, 2000 MT 362, 303 Mont. 364, 15 P.3d 948, this Court defined substantial evidence necessary to support a finding of fact as: [E]vidence that a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion; it consists of more than a mere scintilla of evidence but may be somewhat less than a preponderance. S.L.H., ¶ 42 (quoting Swain v. Battershell, 1999 MT 101, ¶ 34, 294 Mont. 282, ¶ 34, 983 P.2d 873, ¶ 34).