Mona Electrical Services, Inc. v. Shelton

KRAUSER, Judge.

Section 9-736(b)(3) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (“Act”) provides that the Workers’ Compensation Commission “may not modify an award unless the modification is applied for within five years after the last compensation payment.” Md.Code Ann. (1991, 1999 Repl.Vol.), § 9-736 of the Lab. & Empl. Article 1 . The question presented by this appeal is whether the five-year limitations period of that provision bars a claim for permanent disability benefits made more than five years after the last payment of temporary total disability benefits, when no award has ever been made by the…