Chattooga County v. Bruce

Quillian, Chief Judge.

We granted an application for a discretionary appeal (see Code Ann. § 6-701.1 (Ga. L. 1979, pp. 619,620)) in order to reviewthe action of the trial court in remanding this case to the Board of Workers’ Compensation.

The claimant, an officer of the Chattooga County Sheriffs Department, filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits alleging that he sustained compensable injuries to his left knee and left shoulder while making an arrest on August 24, 1980. The administrative law judge (AL J) awarded compensation benefits but on de novo review the full board denied…