City Welding & Mfg. Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

The pivotal question which the court must presently address regards the burden of proof which a claimant must sustain under section 413 of The Pennsylvania Workmens Compensation Act1 in order to warrant a reinstatement of benefits after the claimant has signed a final receipt.

On March 27, 1978, claimant Charles Williams suffered a work-related injury when acid splashed into his *574left eye. The claimant received compensation pursuant to a Notice of Compensation Payable beginning the day after his disability, March 28, 1978, until he returned to work on April 5, 1978. On…