Barnes & Tucker Co. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

This case comes before us on appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the referee’s determination that the effective date for modification of respondent’s (hereinafter claimant) disability compensation is the date on which the petition to modify the disability is presented rather than the date on which such change is shown by the proofs to have occurred. We reverse.

The underlying facts are not disputed. On February 28, 1975, claimant sustained a crush injury of his right hand resulting in an award for total disability…