In the Matter of the Worker's Compensation Claim of Beri Newman, Appellant (petitioner) v. State of Wyoming ex Rel…

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Beri Newman's workers' compensation benefits because substantial evidence supported the finding that her later headaches and double vision were not caused by her earlier workplace injury. It clarified that substantial evidence review applies to factual findings when both parties submit evidence in a contested case, while arbitrary-or-capricious review applies when only the party bearing the burden of proof presents evidence and loses. The court declined to address the separate statutory issue concerning injuries occurring over a substantial period because its holding that Newman failed to prove a compensable injury was dispositive.