Johnson v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

DOYLE, Judge.

Joann Johnson (Claimant) appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board which affirmed a referee’s order denying her petition to reinstate her disability benefits.

I. Historical Facts

This case has its genesis in January of 1991, when McCarter Transit (Employer) filed a petition to suspend Claimant’s total disability benefits for a work related injury to her neck, which were being paid pursuant to a notice of compensation payable dated April 19, 1984. Claimant was being paid compensation based on an average weekly wage of $88.85.

The parties stipulated that Claimant had…