Which statement best describes the meaning of 'date of knowledge' when knowledge is obtained on a date after the injury?

• A. The date of injury
• B. The date the knowledge was acquired
• C. The date of discovery
• D. The date of claim filing

Answer: (B)

The date of knowledge is about when the claimant first becomes aware of the injury and its connection to the claim, i.e., the date the knowledge was acquired. It is not the date the injury occurred, nor simply the date of discovery in a vague sense, nor the date the claim is filed. This matters because many rules use the discovery rule to determine when a claim accrues or when the deadline to file begins, based on when the claimant knew about the injury. For example, if someone didn’t realize their illness was related to a work injury until years later, the relevant timeline starts from the date they actually learned of the injury, not from the date of the injury itself.