Claim of Mickelson v. Value Construction

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed February 18, 2016, which ruled that claimant’s application for workers’ compensation benefits was timely filed.

Claimant, a carpenter who began working for the employer in 1992, applied for workers’ compensation benefits in April 2013, alleging that he suffered work-related injuries to his left wrist. Following a hearing, a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge determined that the claim was time-barred pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 28, finding that claimant knew or should have known in July 2008 that his condition was caused…