General Dynamics, Land Systems Division v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

DOYLE, Judge.

General Dynamics, Land Systems Division (Employer) appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a decision of the referee which had granted Fred Blank’s (Claimant’s) petition to set aside a final receipt and awarded benefits for partial disability to Claimant.

Claimant, who had worked for Employer as a millwright for a number of years, slipped and fell on ice in Employer’s parking lot while on his way to work on February 3, 1986. He was taken immediately to the Mercy Hospital emergency room where Dr. John Doherty, in his capacity as a panel…