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The applicant, a bus driver, sought workers' compensation for injuries sustained during non-industrial eye treatment. The Board affirmed the trial judge's decision that the injury was not industrial because the employer did not require the applicant to undergo the specific medical treatment that led to the injury. The applicant's belief that maintaining vision was a condition of employment was insufficient to establish industrial causation. The Board distinguished this case from situations involving employer-directed medical treatment or off-duty recreational activities.
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The applicant, a bus driver, sought workers' compensation for injuries sustained during non-industrial eye treatment. The Board affirmed the trial judge's decision that the injury was not industrial because the employer did not require the applicant to undergo the specific medical treatment that led to the injury. The applicant's belief that maintaining vision was a condition of employment was insufficient to establish industrial causation. The Board distinguished this case from situations involving employer-directed medical treatment or off-duty recreational activities.
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