CASEY BRENNAN vs. WALT DISNEY IMAGINEERING, Permissibly Self-Insured, Administered by HELMSMAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.

This case involves a workers' compensation claim for pulmonary injury where the employer argued the claim was barred by the statute of limitations, asserting the employee knew of the work-related nature of his condition by 1997. The Appeals Board denied the employer's petition, finding insufficient evidence that the employee possessed both knowledge of industrial causation and disability by that date. The Board granted the employee's petition to address issues of permanent disability and apportionment, remanding the case for further development of the medical record and reconsideration of these factors.