Medical Conditions: Conversion Disorder

Matthews v. State Fund [2/4/99] 1999 MTWCC 13 affirmed in Matthews v. State Fund, 1999 MT 225 No medical evidence supports claimant's theory of conversion disorder resulting from fall at work. Claimant's arguments are based on references within some medical records to possibilities for consideration, not upon objective medical conclusions. Claim denied.

Klein v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp. [3/4/97] 1997 MTWCC 7 An employer and insurer take a claimant as they find her, with regard to both preexisting physical and emotional conditions. See Houts v. Kare-Mor, 257 Mont. 65, 68, 847 P.2d 701, 703 (1992).