St. Vincent Health Center v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

St. Vincent Health Center (employer) and its insurance carrier, Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association Insurance Company (PMA), appeal from an Order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed a referee’s decision to modify the benefits payable to Themis Roussos (claimant). The referee’s decision had been entered on a petition by the employer and PMA to suspend claimant’s benefits.

The claimant injured his back in the course of his employment at St. Vincent Health Center on April 15, 1976. He suffered a lumbosacral strain or sprain, which…