Romans v. Hewitt Electric Corp.

VAN CISE, Judge.

Paul Romans (claimant) seeks review of a final order of the Industrial Commission denying a claim for expenses incurred during the course of a vocational rehabilitation program. The Commission ruled that claimant failed to file a timely petition to review an order of the Director of the Division of Labor (director) denying the request for benefits. We set the Commission’s order aside.

Claimant suffered a compensable back injury in 1980. By January 1982 he had exceeded the applicable twenty thousand dollar limitation on medical benefits under § 8-49-101(l)(a), C.R.S.…