Legal Opinion
Egemo v. Egemo Construction Co.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided April 14, 2000No. S-8960PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
Dennis Egemo was involved in a work-related accident in 1967 that deformed his left leg. In 1995 a doctor recommended that he have surgery to correct the deformity. Egemo had surgery in 1998. The Workers! Compensation Board ordered medical benefits for the surgery but not time-loss benefits. Egemo was required to file his claim within two years of his knowledge of the disability, his knowledge of the disability’s relationship to his employment, and after disablement. The Board concluded that Egemo had not timely filed under this standard. The…
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