Legal Opinion
Walker v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 3, 2012No. 492 C.D. 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Rhonda Walker (Claimant) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) denying her request for a disfigurement award for her nose, reinstatement of total disability benefits and amendment of the notice of compensation payable (NCP) to include additional work injuries. In doing so, the Board affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) decision with regard to the reinstatement and additional injuries. However, the Board reversed the WCJ’s award of 45 weeks of disfigurement benefits, holding that the appearance of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Sun Ship, Inc. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Hastings Industries v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Barrett v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- City of Philadelphia v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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