Isbell v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Richard Isbell (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB), affirming the. decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) to deny Claimant’s claim petition. We affirm.

Claimant worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (Employer) as a corrections officer at Western Penitentiary. On or about November 16, 1995, Claimant filed a claim petition, alleging that he sustained a work-related psychological injury on April 19,1995. Employer filed an answer denying the material allegations contained in the claim petition, and hearings took…