Ledbetter v. SAIF Corp.

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order holding that his osteomyelitis condition is not compensable. He contends that SAIF is precluded from denying his current osteomyelitis condition because it stipulated to accepting that condition in 1983. We agree and reverse.

In 1962 or 1963, claimant developed osteomyelitis, an infection of the bone, in his right leg following a motorcycle accident that was not work related. He received treatment for the leg injury and infection until early 1968, at which time he was free of symptoms. On August 12, 1982, claimant fractured his right…