Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Mencer,

Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Corporation (employer) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s reinstatement of benefits for total disability to Edward C. Schaub.

Schaub, who had a history of lower back problems, sustained an accidental injury to his lower back on March 13, 1968, while in the course of his employment as a welder. Thereafter, he and his employer of fifteen years entered into a compensation agreement which provided benefits for Schaub’s temporary total disability. Although Schaub returned to work…