Holmes v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

Robert Holmes (Holmes) petitions for review of an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision finding him to be only partially disabled. We affirm.

Holmes was last employed as a truck mechanic by Pisani Brothers, Inc. (employer). On August 22, 1978, he sustained a work-related injury to his right knee as a result of which he was found totally disabled and awarded workmen’s compensation benefits of $149.89 per week. Thereafter, the employer attempted to involve Holmes in a vocational rehabilitation program but Holmes…