Wetterau, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

BARRY, Senior Judge.

Wetterau, Inc., the employer, appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (the Board) which reversed the decision of a referee dismissing both a reinstatement petition and a review petition filed by the claimant, John Mihaljevich. As we believe the Board erred, we must reverse its order and reinstate the order of the referee.

In 1984, while working for the émployer as a warehouseman, the claimant injured his ankle. Surgery to repair the iry'ured ankle was performed by Dr. Scott Baron in January of 1985. The claimant collected benefits for total…