Metropolitan Ambulance, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

NARICK, Senior Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether there is substantial evidence to support the termination of a claimant’s benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act),1 where the employer’s medical witness testified that the claimant is physically recovered from his work-related disability but that he may be suffering from a “functional overlay,” and where neither the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) nor the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) specifically addressed the issue of a possible “functional overlay.”2

Metropolitan Ambulance, Inc. (Employer) appeals the order of…