Parson v. Union Underwear Co.

WILHOIT, Judge.

The primary issue presented in this appeal is the effect of an agreed settlement of a previous workers’ compensation claim in a proceeding for a subsequent injury. The Workers’ Compensation Board found that the disability preexisting the appellant’s present injury was attributable to his prior injury, but stated it was not bound by its approved settlement of the former claim in determining the extent of preexisting disability in the present claim.

The appellant, Wayne Parson, has worked for the appellee Union Underwear Company since 1967. He sustained a work-related injury to…