Georgia Subsequent Injury Trust Fund v. Brockway Standard

Cooper, Judge.

This appeal marks the second appearance of this case before this court. Appellant contends that the superior court erred in reversing the decision of the full board which found that the employer/insurer, appellees herein, had not established a merger of claimant’s injuries under OCGA § 34-9-351 (1).

The facts are fully set out in the first case, Brockway Standard v. Harper, 200 Ga. App. 250 (407 SE2d 475) (1991). However, briefly stated, claimant injured her lower back in 1982 while in the course of her employment. Claimant required surgery but was able to return to work. In…