Dr. Kavalsky

The worker, a self-employed butcher and meat cutter, appealed the denial of initial entitlement for a right shoulder rotator cuff tear.

The Appeals Resolution Officer found that the worker's job duties, which involved high force and highly repetitive tasks, along with a possible work-related fall in 2008, supported a personal work-related injury.

The appeal was allowed, granting initial entitlement for the right shoulder injury and the subsequent surgical repair.