Claim of Lesch v. Wile

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed May 24, 2000, which ruled that claimant’s application for workers’ compensation benefits was timely filed.

Claimant’s June 1997 claim, based upon the occupational disease of carpal tunnel syndrome, was controverted by the employer and its workers’ compensation carrier who asserted that claimant’s symptoms dated back to at least 1989. Therefore, it was argued that the claim was untimely. A workers’ compensation claim based on an occupational disease must be filed “within two years after disablement and after the claimant knew or…