Amlin v. Edward Hines Lumber Co.

The sole question in this Workers’ Compensation case is whether a claim for medical services performed with respect to a previously determined compensable permanent disability is barred by the five-year statute of limitations applicable to claims for aggravation. The referee, the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) and the circuit court held that such a claim was not so barred. We affirm.

The relevant facts are taken from the Board’s statement:

"Claimant, an extra sawyer, sustained a compensable injury to his low back on February 22, 1968. The claim was originally accepted as a disabling…