Washington v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION by

Judge Doyle,

This is an appeal by Luther Washington (Claimant) from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) holding that it was without jurisdiction to address Claimant’s appeal from a referee’s denial of his reinstatement petition by virtue of Claimant’s failure to file an effective appeal pursuant to the requirements of Section 423 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act).1 We affirm.

The referee’s decision herein was issued on March 6, 1978. Subsequently, Claimant’s counsel at the time submitted a letter to the board dated March 26, 1978 but…