Hoar v. Schneider Transport, Inc.

Gwin, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, James K. Hoar (“appellant”), was injured on June 8, 1981, while in the course and scope of his employment with defendantappellee, Schneider Transport, Inc. (“appellee”). Appellant filed a workers’ compensation claim and same was allowed for “acute cervical sprain and aggravation of pre-existing arthritis of the cervical area.”

On April 4, 1988, almost seven years later, appellant filed a motion under his workers’ compensation claim requesting that his claim be further allowed for a psychological condition identified as “somatoform pain disorder with depressive…