Endres v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

SMITH, Judge.

Claimant Mary Endres is the widow of John Endres (Decedent) and has petitioned this Court for review of an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting a fatal claim petition on behalf of Claimant and Decedent’s dependent niece, Kelly Ireland (Ireland), and denying Claimant’s claim petition for specific loss benefits pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2,1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §§ 1-1041.4. The issue presented is whether the WCJ properly denied specific…