Sheetz v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Senior Judge Barbieri,

Paul W. Sheetz, Claimant, appeals here the decision of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referees decision denying Claimant benefits on three petitions filed by Claimant. As will appear, unfortunately because of the continued delay in this over-extended litigation, we must reverse and remand.

This critically disabled Claimant has undergone three surgical procedures, called “partial hemilaminectomies,” for disc protrusions in Claimants low back at the level of L5-S1. The first of these was honored as work related by the insurer for…