Claim of Humphrey v. Nimmonsburg Fire Co.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed October 22, 1992, which ruled, inter alia, that claimant sustained a compensable injury and awarded benefits under the Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Law.

Substantial evidence in the record supports the Board’s determination that claimant has a 75% loss of earning capacity as defined in the Volunteer Firefighters Benefits Law caused by an injury suffered in the line of duty as a volunteer firefighter. While the employer asserts that claimant’s earning capacity has increased since the date of the injury, it failed to present…