City of Pittsburgh v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The question to be decided in this workmen’s compensation case is whether the claimant, Ma,ry Alice Sherred, is entitled to medical expenses incurred after the first 12 months of disability as provided by Section 306(f) of the Yforkmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P. L. 736, 77 P.S. 1531.1 The answer will depend on whether the further medical services applied for were such as would result in restoring the claimant’s earning power to a substantial degree.

After hearings, the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board denied the claimant’s application for further…