Thomas v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

COLINS, Judge.

Patricia Thomas petitions for review of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board order affirming a workers’ compensation judge’s denial of her claim petition on the grounds that she failed to meet her burden of proving abnormal working conditions or that her physical injuries prevented her from working.

In July 1996, Thomas filed a claim petition alleging that as of January 9, 1996 she became disabled by physical injuries to *1130her right thumb and right shoulder caused by repetitive movements of her hand in the performance of her clerical duties. At the initial hearing before the…