Wetzel v. Goodwin Bros.

This proceeding is the latest in a series of workers’ compensation claims dating from April 23, 1973, when claimant suffered a back strain while driving a truck for defendant. The first determination order, awarding claimant temporary total disability payments, was issued October 26, 1973. After three re-openings of the case, with hearings and appeals, claimant was awarded 60 percent unscheduled permanent partial disability on October 27, 1978. This appeal requires us to decide whether a report by the claimant’s doctor, received by the insurer on October 26, 1978, was a sufficient claim for…