Bakula v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION

BARRY, Senior Judge.

Charles Bakula, petitioner, suffered a work-related injury to the third finger on his left hand (the ring finger) on April 19, 1984. He received workmen’s compensation benefits from his employer, Budd Company, for % of a week before returning to work and signing a final receipt. A few years later, on May 9, 1986, petitioner filed a petition for compensation alleging specific loss of use of the entire finger. A referee denied the petition and the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirmed.

In his appeal to the board, petitioner for the first time raised the issue of…