§ 281-a-21-a

281-A:21-a Time Limitations for Filing Claim. – Compensation for disability, rehabilitation, medical benefits, or death benefits under this chapter shall be barred unless a claim is filed within 3 years after the date of injury; provided, however, that if the nature of the injury and its possible relationship to the employment are not known to the employee, the time for filing a claim shall not begin to run until the earlier of the following: I. The date the employee knows, or by reasonable diligence should know, of the nature of the injury and its possible relationship to the employment; or II. In the event of death, the date any dependent knows, or by reasonable diligence should know, of the nature of the injury and its possible relationship to the employee's employment. Source. 1990, 254:12, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.