Allied Products & Services v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

Allied Products and Services (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) decision denying Employer’s modification petition. The sole issue is whether substantial evidence supports the WCJ’s decision. We affirm.

In October 1999, Thomas Click (Claimant), a warehouse manager, sustained a lower back injury when he slipped and fell while loading pallets. Employer issued a notice of compensation payable acknowledging Claimant’s injury.

In February 2000, Dr. John Rychak,…