Thomas Jefferson University Hospital v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Barry,

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (the employer) petitions for our review of an order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referees grant of total disability benefits to Theo Giordano (claimant). We affirm.

The claimant was employed as a registered nurse by the employer. She suffered from a pre-existing back condition known as spondylolisthesis, grade III, which caused her extensive pain in her lower back. Despite this congenital back condition the claimant both trained and worked as a registered nurse at Thomas Jefferson University…