Corcoran v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

BYER, Judge.

The key issue presented in this case is whether the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) erred in affirming the referee, who rejected the employee’s expert medical testimony and credited the employer’s expert medical testimony in finding that the employee was no longer disabled and could return to his prior employment.

On September 23,1986, William Corcoran, who worked as a painter for Stuart Painting Company, suffered a work-related injury to his ribs and right wrist. As a result of this injury, Michael Zemich, M.D., a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, performed carpal…