Thomas v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

PALLADINO, Judge.

Vera Thomas (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming in part and reversing in part a referee’s decision which modified Claimant’s benefits from total disability to partial disability. We reverse and reinstate the award of total disability.

Claimant, while community coordinator for the School District of Philadelphia (Employer), was injured on January 20, 1981, when an opening door caused her to fall to the ground, injuring her lower back, left shoulder and left hip. Claimant *563continued to work with no loss of earnings, but…