Dahms v. Osteopathic Hospital of Maine

[¶ 1] Osteopathic Hospital of Maine appeals from a decision of a hearing officer of the Workers’ Compensation Board granting the petitions of Russell Dahms for restoration and medical benefits pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act. The hospital contends that the employee’s petitions are time-barred because they were filed later than ten years after the date of the employer’s last payment under the Act. See 39 M.R.S.A. § 95 (Supp.1982), repealed and replaced by P.L.1991, ch. 885, §§ A-7, A-8 (codified at 39-A M.R.S.A. § 306 (2001)). The hearing officer concluded that the employer’s…