Wier v. Skyline Messenger Service

Andrews, Judge.

We granted the application to appeal of employee Wier to consider whether OCGA § 34-9-82 applies to “medical only” claims when voluntary payment of medical bills has been made by the employer/ insurer and whether prescribed exercises constitute “remedial treatment” under that statute, if it applies, so as to extend the time for filing a claim.

The ALJ found exercise was prescribed treatment and that the employee was not bound by the two-year statute of limitation in OCGA § 34-9-104, dealing with a change of condition, where employer/insurer furnished medical treatment was…