Tomlinson v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

KELTON, Senior Judge.

Claimant Maryann Tomlinson petitions for review of the February 28, 1994 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, affirming the decision of the Referee to grant Claimant total disability compensation less a credit for a commutation award which Claimant received for a separate injury. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

We are called upon to decide the novel issue of whether, under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), 1 a claimant is entitled to recover total disability compensation in addition to a commuted partial disability compensation award,…