Opinion ID: 1824501
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Heading: (a) THADEOUS DZIUK.

Text: Immediately after the impact Thadeous Dziuk was unaware of having sustained any injury. As to the following day, he said, My shoulders were stiff and I had bruises on my face and had a black eye,   . Although his hands started to blister and break out on December 19, he acknowledged that he had suffered from this condition before the accident and testified: Q. The condition of your hand following the accident was the result of the accident? A. I don't know whether it was or not. Mr. Dziuk was examined by Dr. Peterson on December 19, 1960, who described his initial findings as follows: Well, he had a swollen and painful right maxillary area, the area on the face below the right eye, pain and discomfort left anterior left area  left anterior rib area, large contusion right elbow, bruises and contusions on the left upper arm area   . X-rays were negative. Observation by Dr. Peterson on December 21 and 27, 1960, January 10, February 13, and April 25, 1961, reflected that his physical condition improved except for the dermatitis of the hands. On June 6, 1961, he was placed on tranquilizing medication because of complaints of extreme nervousness. Because of these same complaints he was hospitalized from June 8 to June 16 and was referred for examination to Dr. John P. McNamara of the Mental Health Center in St. Cloud. Dr. Peterson continued to treat Mr. Dziuk, however, seeing him on June 23, July 10, July 21, August 7, August 21, September 11, November 28, and, for the last time, on December 29, 1961. In an attempt to establish causal relationship between Mr. Dziuk's complaints and the accident on December 18, 1960, the following question was asked and answer given: Q.    Now, what diagnosis did you make independent of any outside source at all as to his ailments during that period, over those months? A. Well, I hospitalized Mr. Dziuk for a neurosis long before Dr. McNamara saw him. Dr. McNamara examined Mr. Dziuk on June 18, 1961, and again on April 2, 1962. He was asked: Q. Within a reasonable degree of medical certainty could you tell us what the diagnosis was? A. In June of '61 I was quite certain we were dealing with a traumatic neurosis. In my last interview I felt the original diagnosis had not been basically changed even though he has responded better than some people do.