Temple University Hospital v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge FRIEDMAN.

Temple University Hospital (Employer) petitions for review of the June 8, 2004, order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), which affirmed the decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) denying Employer’s petition to terminate benefits payable to Jeffrey Sinnott (Claimant). We affirm the WCAB’s order, as modified herein.

In 1993, Claimant filed a claim petition against Employer, alleging injuries resulting from exposure to radioactive materials at the workplace. In 1995, WCJ Martin Burman awarded Claimant total disability benefits, based on findings…