Casper v. L.E. Isley & Sons, Inc.

OPINION

SHARPNACK, Judge.

Janet Casper, on behalf of the estate of William Pete Casper (“the Estate”), appeals the order of the Full Worker’s Compensation Board of Indiana (“the Board”) dismissing the Estate’s claim against Cas-per’s former employer, L.E. Isley & Sons, Inc. (“Isley”). The Estate raises one issue, which we revise and restate as whether the Board’s dismissal of the Estate’s application for worker’s compensation pursuant to Ind.Code § 22-3-7-36(b) was premature. We affirm.

The relevant facts follow. Casper was employed by Isley from 1961 until January 2005, when he was diagnosed…