Davis v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This is an appeal by the Borough of Swarthmore from the Commonwealth Court’s order reversing the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, which denied benefits to James Davis, a former police officer for the Borough. We granted the Borough’s petition for allowance of appeal to address the issue of the standard to be applied to claims for workers’ compensation benefits when the claimant asserts that a psychic injury is manifested through both psychic and physical symptoms. We hold that where a psychic injury is claimed, regardless of whether it is manifested…