In Elliott v Indiana Western Express,118 S.W.3d 297 (Mo. App. S.D. 2003), Court of Appeals held that claimant’s impairment of left hand carpal tunnel syndrome arose out of and in the course of her employment as a truck driver and supported Commission’s finding since it was not contrary to the weight of the evidence and supported by sufficient evidence.
In Putnam-Heisler v Columbia Foods, 989 S.W.2d 257 (Mo.App. W.D. 1999), the claimant failed to show an explanation of how her job duties involving “repetitive hand movements” caused her bilateral CTS. Dr. Ollinger could not relate her CTS to her work.
In Skornia v Sporalin Valve Co., (LIRC only) 2/21/96, Diabetes was found to be a defense to carpal tunnel syndrome if the medical proof is that the CTS was caused by diabetes, unrelated to the employment, and work was not “a substantial factor” in the development of the condition.