Claim of Mammarella v. Delco Products

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed January 5, 2005, which ruled that insufficient proof was offered to establish a change in claimant’s condition that was not contemplated at the time of the lump-sum award.

Claimant suffered work-related injuries in 1989 and was subsequently awarded workers’ compensation benefits pursuant to a lump-sum settlement. In 1996, claimant returned to work and, thereafter, she filed a new claim alleging that she suffered a change in her condition that was not contemplated at the time of settlement. In January 2003, the Workers’…