Johnakin v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Senior Judge KELLEY.

Ronald Johnakin (Claimant) petitions for review of the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) granting Claimant’s claim petition for compensation benefits and denying the award of statutory interest on those benefits for the period of January 7, 2000 to September 20, 2000 pursuant to Section 435(d)(iii) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (Act).1 We affirm.

On April 25, 1999, Claimant suffered a disfiguring injury while in the course and scope of his employment as a fire…