Pima County Board of Supervisors v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

The sole issue raised by this review of an award of the Industrial Commission is whether the administrative law judge could legally apply A.R.S. § 23-1061(L)1 by treating the claimant’s petition to reopen as a new injury claim after the close of evidentiary hearings and decision, and if so, whether there was an abuse of discretion in doing so.

The original claim for benefits of respondent/claimant, Darline Schultz, for benefits arising out of an accident occurring on October 10,1978, was accepted by the petitioner insurance carrier, County of Pima, and closed…