Rife v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Senior Judge FLAHERTY.

Michael Rife (Claimant) petitions for review of a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed in part and reversed in part the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ). The Board reversed to the extent that the WCJ awarded ongoing-compensation benefits to Claimant and affirmed the decision granting the claim petition, recognizing the work injury and awarding payment of work-related medical expenses. We reverse the Board.

Claimant presented the deposition testimony of S. Chandra Swami, M.D. (Dr. Swami), a general…