City of Pittsburgh v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.1

The City of Pittsburgh and UPMC Benefit Management Services, Inc. (Employer) petition for review of an adjudication of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that expanded Darnella Wilson’s (Claimant) work-related injury to include an aggravation of her pre-existing cervical disc disease. In doing so, the Board affirmed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) that testimony of Employer’s medical expert supported a finding that Claimant suffered an aggravation. Concluding that the testimony in question cannot be so construed, we reverse.

Claimant…