Henington v. Technical-Vocational Institute

OPINION

WECHSLER, Judge.

{1} This ease requires us to address the application of the statute of limitations in the context of a worker’s claim for increased scheduled injury benefits based on the increased loss of use of his left knee. We hold that agreements to pay medical and compensation benefits are “compensation order[s]” ■within the meaning of NMSA 1978, § 52-1-56 (1989), even if they have not been reduced to writing and approved by the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ). We further hold that the statute Delimitations of NMSA 1978, § 52-l-31(A) (1987) applies to initial claims for…