Jackson v. Peachtree Housing Division of C. O. Smith Industries

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

We granted a discretionary appeal in this workers’ compensation case. The issues are threefold: (1) Whether claimant’s request for a change in condition was barred by the statute of limitation? (2) Whether the evidence supports the award of the board denying claimant’s request for a change in condition? (3) Whether the board properly awarded claimant rehabilitation benefits?

Claimant, a truck driver, suffered a compensable injury to his back on February 25, 1980. The employer/insurer accepted claimant’s workers’ compensation claim and he was paid income benefits…