Evans v. Northwest Tire Service

John E. Jennings, Judge.

Arlie Evans sustained a compen-sable shoulder injury in 1976 while working for Northwest Tire Service. He was awarded permanent partial disability and received his last benefit payment on February 14, 1980. Since then the employer has paid bills for doctor visits and prescription drug refills. Evans’s condition deteriorated in 1985, and he was hospitalized. He filed a claim for additional benefits, alleging that he had become permanently and totally disabled on April 23, 1985.

The issue is whether the claim is barred by the statute of limitations. The Commission held…