The case involves Lisa Hanvey ("the employee") who was awarded permanent-total-disability benefits by the Madison Circuit Court following her exposure to chemicals at her workplace, Madison Academy, Inc. ("the employer"). Hanvey, who had prior myasthenia gravis ("MG"), a neuromuscular disease, claimed that her condition worsened due to chemical exposure at her workplace.
The employer appealed, arguing that any aggravation of the employee's personal disease by the chemical exposure was temporary, not permanent. On appeal, the Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama found that any disabling symptoms the employee was experiencing arise solely from the disease itself. They concluded that the trial court should have determined that the permanent disability resulted exclusively from the pre-existing condition, which is not compensable. Therefore, the court reversed the decision and remanded the case for a new judgment, consistent with this opinion.
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