Fallin v. Merritt Maintenance & Welding, Inc.

Miller, Judge.

Tony Wade Fallin appeals from a decision affirming an award by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation (the “Board”), which found that, as a result of a change in his condition, Fallin was no longer entitled to receive temporary total disability benefits. Fallin argues that his employer’s failure to file a valid notice to controvert his claim bars it from discontinuing his benefits. Discerning no error, we affirm.

The evidence shows that Fallin sustained a back injury on November 13, 1998, during the course of his employment with Merritt Maintenance & Welding, Inc. (“Merritt”).…