SM Motor Co. v. Mather

Employer seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board affirming and adopting the referee’s order holding claimant’s aggravation claim compensable. We affirm the Board and write only to address the question of the timeliness of the claim.

The referee’s findings are not challenged: Claimant suffered a compensable neck and upper back injury in 1984 while working as a mechanic. The referee found that the injury had “resulted in no temporary or permanent disability compensation.” The claim was closed in August, 1985.1

Claimant suffered intermittent neck pain after his claim was…