ALASKA WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD

The employee injured his back moving a pair of air slips, while working for the employer as a driller on the North Slope on May 10, 1999. Orthopedic surgeon Thomas Vasileff, M.D., ordered a magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI") study, and diagnosed a herniated disc at L4-5. He restricted the employee from his work, and recommended surgery. Dr. ................
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