Delay in Adding Compensable Conditions Results in Claim Expiration

An Ohio appellate court ruled that an injured worker waited too long after her last receipt of a payment of medical benefits to request that the scope of her claim be expanded. Case: Chatfield v. Whirlpool Corp., No. 9-21-20, 12/13/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Diana Chatfield worked for the Whirlpool Corp. She filed a workers’ compensation claim for an August 2014 injury to her right arm. The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation allowed the claim for a right biceps tendon tear. Whirlpool paid medical benefits and permanent partial disability compensation to Chatfie...