Buskirk v. C.J. Langenfelder & Son, Inc.

EYLER, Judge.

At all times relevant to this appeal, a petition to modify a workers’ compensation award had to be filed within five years after the date of the last compensation payment. Md. Code (1999 Repl. Vol.), Labor & Employment (LE) section 9-736. The issue presented in this case is whether a claimant who files a petition to reopen an award within that five-year period alleging a worsening of condition but not alleging a change in disability status, and not requesting a modification of disability status, is in compliance with section 9-736 when the claimant does seek such a modification…