Lindemuth v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge RENÉE COHN JUBELIRER.

Frank Lindemuth 2 (Claimant) petitions for review of an Order of the Workers* Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) Decision denying Claimant’s Petitions to Review Medical Treatment, Modify Compensation Benefits, Review Compensation Benefits, Review Benefit Offset, and Reinstate Compensation Benefits (together, Petitions). On appeal, Claimant argues that the Board erred by: (1) sua sponte applying the doctrine of collateral estoppel against Claimant; (2) not concluding that the doctrines of collateral estoppel or…