Hicks v. Putnam County School Board

WENTWORTH, Judge.

Appellant, the claimant, seeks review of a workers’ compensation order by which her claim for psychiatric care and treatment, permanent partial and permanent total disability benefits, and attorney’s fees and costs was determined to be barred by principles of res judicata and estoppel by judgment. Appellant raises two issues on appeal: 1) whether the deputy commissioner erred in finding her claim barred on grounds of res judicata and estoppel by judgment; and 2) whether the deputy commissioner erred in finding that even if appellant had filed a petition for modification…