Berwick Industries v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

DOYLE, Judge.

This is an appeal by Berwick Industries (Employer) from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision denying the claim petition of Coralee A. Spaid (Claimant) on the basis that it was time barred by Section 315 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. § 602, but granting her request for medical expenses made pursuant to Section 306(f) of the Act, 77 P.S. § 531. 1

The relevant facts are not in dispute. The referee found that Claimant had sustained a work-related injury…