Patterson v. Connor

On April 2, 1979, while in the course of her employment as a private-duty nurse, appellee, Wilma G. Patterson, first recognized conditions described as a herniated disc, at the fifth cervical level of her neck. On June 12, 1979, she filed an injury claim with the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, which claim was disallowed by the district hearing officer and the regional board of review. She did not appeal beyond that level; but instead, on August 12, 1980, changed the nature of her claim from an injury claim to an occupational disease claim. The latter claim was disallowed through all…