Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION

Justice NEWMAN.

By Notice of Compensation Payable (NCP), Westinghouse Electric Corporation/CBS (Employer) accepted an injury sustained by William Korach (Claimant) on November 14, 1984, in the nature of a back sprain. In this, the most recent litigation, Employer appeals by allowance from an Order of the Commonwealth Court affirming an Order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed in part and reversed in part the July 81, 2001 decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ). Based on the following rationale, we reverse the Order of the Commonwealth Court.

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