McCole v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Donald McCole (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), affirming the decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) to deny Claimant workers’ compensation benefits for facial disfigurement. We affirm in part, vacate in part and remand.

On June 20, 1995, while in the scope of his employment as a truck driver, Claimant was involved in an accident in which his truck rolled over onto its side pinning Claimant inside for nearly two hours. 1 (WCJ’s Findings of Fact, No. 7a.) As a result, Employer’s insurer issued a Notice of Compensation…