Zurich American Insurance v. Sargent

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court which affirmed an award of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation (changed from State Board of Workmen’s Compensation, Ga. L. 1978, pp. 2220, 2221, effective July 1, 1978). Held:

The claimant received an injury, drew compensation and then returned to work. Then due to the normal wear and tear of performing his ordinary duties he again became disabled. There was no specific job-related incident which would have constituted a new accident. Therefore, the claimant had undergone a change in condition and had not…