O'DONNELL v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

STEVENS, Judge.

On 7 August 1968 Orville H. O’Donnell (petitioner) injured his right knee in an industrially related accident. His claim was accepted, surgery was performed and his claim was closed with an award of a scheduled 20% disability of his right leg. In May 1973 he filed a petition to reopen. After a hearing held on 15 November 1973 the petition to reopen was denied and the propriety of the denial is now before this Court.

The full file relative to the initial scheduled award was not before the hearing officer at the November 1973 hearing nor is it before this Court. Certain…