Seekford v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Raymond Seekford (Claimant) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that denied Claimant workers’ compensation benefits for a specific loss injury under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (Act). 1 In doing so, the Board reversed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) and found that Claimant’s claim was time-barred because he failed to file a review petition within three years of payment of a commutation award for the original injury. We affirm the Board.

Claimant was employed as an iron worker on…