Aleck v. Delvo Plastics, Inc.

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Twenty years after she suffered a work-related injury, Beverly Aleck experienced a worsening of her symptoms. Aleck sought additional benefits from her employer, Delvo Plastics, Inc. The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board dismissed her claim, concluding that her increased disability was time barred because it did not fall within the latent injury exception to the statute of limitations for bringing new claims. We conclude that there was insufficient evidence to support the Board’s finding that Aleck failed to exercise reasonable diligence to discover the…