Litzinger v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

DOYLE, Judge.

Lawrence Litzinger (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, which affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting the petition of Builders Transport (Employer) to modify Claimant’s benefits.

On or about July 26, 1993, Employer hired Claimant to work as a truck driver and, in that capacity, Claimant transported goods from Employer’s Carlisle, Pennsylvania, facility to various interstate locations. When Claimant was driving he would be away from home for three to four days at a time, and he would sleep in a sleeper unit…