Knorr v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

KELLEY, Judge.

Earl Knorr (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board which reversed the workers’ compensation judge’s decision granting claimant’s claim petition. We affirm.

The sole issue presented herein is whether a claimant’s simultaneous filing of claim petitions under both the Pennsylvania Worker’s Compensation Act1 (WC Act) and The Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act2 (ODA) resulting in the denial of workers’ compensation benefits under the WC Act and the receipt of benefits under the ODA automatically translates into an election under section 444 of the…