Strong v. Old Dominion Power Co.

BUMGARDNER, Judge.

Russell A. Strong appeals the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission that the statute of limitations barred his claim for benefits. Concluding that Old Dominion Power Company properly asserted the statute of limitations as a defense, we affirm.

The parties stipulated the injury was compensable and the periods of disability. The employee injured his back at work on June 13, 1995. The employer put the employee on long-term disability on February 11, 1997, paid all medical bills-, and paid either benefits or compensation from June 20, 1997 through December 1999. The…