City of Poulan v. Hodge

Eldridge, Judge.

This workers’ compensation claim involves the tolling of the statute of limitation because the claimant had not reached maximum medical improvement (“MMI”) prior to the termination of benefits by the insurer for a compensable injury of January 9, 1989; the claims for change of condition and permanent partial disability (“PPD”) were not filed until August 12, 1999. Both the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) and the appellate division found that the statute of limitation, OCGA § 34-9-104 (b), had run; the superior court reversed on an error of law as to the application of OCGA §…