Poissonnier v. Better Business Bureau of West Georgia-East Alabama, Inc.

Benham, Judge.

Appellant was injured on the job and received medical treatment for which her employer paid. She lost no time from work and received no further medical treatment for approximately 30 months. She then consulted a chiropractor and two other doctors for symptoms which they testified were associated with her injury on the job. Her workers’ compensation claim, the denial of which is the subject of this appeal, was filed some three months later, 33 months after the injury occurred. Appellees asserted as a defense the one-year statute of limitation in OCGA § 34-9-82 (a). The ALJ,…