Ryan v. American Bridge Co.

The claimant suffered a temporary total disability from tuberculosis resulting from an injury sustained in his employment in 1923. Compensation was awarded, he received the full amount allowed by the statute, the last payment was made March 17, 1928, and the case was closed. There was a recurrence of the disease which was permanent in character in 1932, and the claimant applied to the Industrial Board to reopen his case, and on May 26, 1932, this application was finally denied, not because the Board did not have continuing jurisdiction, but because it had no power at that time to reclassify…