Usibelli Coal Mine v. Marx

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

This appeal stems from a Workers’ Compensation Board (the Board) decision denying a petition for modification. The superi- or court reversed the Board and remanded the case with instructions to award Marx permanent total disability benefits. Marx’s employer, Usibelli Coal Mine (Usibelli), now appeals on the ground that the Board’s denial of the petition for modification was supported by substantial evidence. We reverse the superior court and affirm the Board’s decision.

Marx injured his right knee in March, 1979 while working as an electrician for Usibelli. He…