Legal Opinion

M. Walter v. WCAB (Evangelical Community Hospital)

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 23, 2015No. 139 C.D. 2015PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge MARY HANNAH LEAVITT.’

Melissa Walter (Claimant) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) reversing, in part, a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) on a termination petition. The WCJ found that Claimant had recovered from some work injuries but not others. In addition, the WCJ expanded a list of Claimant’s work injuries and found that Claimant had not recovered from a newly recognized injury. The Board concluded that the WCJ erred in correcting the description of Claimant’s work injury because her employer did not…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Greenwich Collieries v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Cinram Manufacturing, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. Sherrod v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Cytemp Specialty Steel v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Crisman)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. Namani v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011

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3Cited by22 opinions

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