Carr v. Allied Plating Co.

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order affirming the referee’s order holding that, although claimant proved his aggravation claim against Allied Plating Company, Inc. (Allied), the claim is barred by res judicata. Allied cross-petitions and seeks review of the portion of the Board’s order which affirmed the referee’s finding that claimant had suffered only worsened symptoms of an existing occupational disease, rather than a worsening of the disease, at Wade’s Tire Center, Inc. (Wade’s).

Our de novo review of the facts does not correspond in every detail to either the…