Nabisco Brands, Inc. v. Huggins

Pope, Judge.

Appellee-claimant filed a workers’ compensation claim contending that she was suffering from an occupational disease as a result of her exposure to flour dust while working for appellant-employer. After the initial hearing, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found that the medical questions relating to the claimant’s claim were in controversy and issued an interlocutory order referring the claim to the medical board as provided by OCGA § 34-9-311.1

The medical board issued its report on September 4, 1986, finding no evidence to substantiate the claimant’s contention that her…