Meade v. REEDY COAL COMPANY

OPINION

This workers’ compensation appeal concerns whether the December 12, 1996, amendments to KRS 342.125, which prohibited the reopening of an award within two years after its entry, apply to those awards which were entered before the effective date of the amendments.

Claimant injured his left knee in February, 1992, and injured his right knee in February, 1994. On December 21, 1995, he was awarded a 50% permanent, partial occupational disability as a result of the injuries. He moved to reopen the award on January 30, 1997, alleging an increase in occupational disability. The employer…