EE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING PLANTARS FACITIS, WHICH IS NORMALLY NOT CONSIDERED TO BE WORK RELATED. HOWEVER, EE CAN POINT TO A CERTAIN INSTANCE WHEN HE FELT PAIN UNDERGROUND. WORKERS COMP SAYS T HAT PLANTARS FACITIS CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS A WORK RELATED ""CONDITION/ILLNESS"" SO I AM FILING THIS AS AN ILLNESS UNTIL WORKERS COMP GETS IT SORTED OUT. EE BEGAN RESTRICTED WORK ON 9/21/00.