Schmidt v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

BARBIERI, Senior Judge.

Harold Schmidt (claimant) seeks review of an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (board) issued pursuant to The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1 wherein the board affirmed a referee’s award of total disability benefits from December 2, 1987 through October 31, 1988 and partial disability benefits beginning November 1, 1988 and continuing indefinitely. We will affirm in part and reverse in part.

The only issue before us is whether claimant, through his testimony at the hearing held by the referee on November 1,1988, voluntarily removed himself from…