DeJesus v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

NARICK, Senior Judge.

Daniel DeJesus appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) that affirmed as modified a referee’s decision denying certain medical expenses. We reverse and remand.

DeJesus filed a claim petition, alleging that he sustained a work-related injury on August 16, 1986, while employed as a general laborer for Friends Hospital (Employer). Employer filed an answer, denying all allegations of a work-related injury.

The referee found that DeJesus sustained a work-related injury in the form of a herniated disc at L4-L5 and a lumbar pathology at L5-S1. The…