Burt v. Oklahoma National Bank

WILSON, Judge:

The issue in this workers’ compensation case is whether the phrase “change of conditions” in our reopening statute, 85 O.S. Supp.1977, § 28, encompasses later injuries sustained in a fall allegedly caused by a previously compensated leg disability where the later injury was to a part of the body other than the leg.

Claimant Alma Louise Burt, an employee of Oklahoma National Bank, seriously injured her knee in a fall down the stairs at work on January 6, 1977, resulting in an award of 35% permanent partial disability to the leg. Complaining of worsening pain and weakness in the…