Brown v. United Airlines, Inc.

BENTON, Judge.

Mary Peggy Brown appeals from the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s denial of an award for permanent partial disability benefits. The commission ruled that her claim was untimely filed. For the following reasons, we reverse the commission’s decision.

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The record establishes that on May 28, 1993, the commission entered an award in Brown’s favor for compensation for permanent partial disability. On January 9, 1997, Brown filed a claim for additional permanent partial disability benefits and to establish her permanent partial disability rating. See Code § 65.2-503. Brown’s claim…