Bland v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

TOBRINER, J.

Petitioner seeks review of a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeals Board (hereinafter board), after reconsideration, in which the board decided that petitioner should receive further medical treatment for his injuries but not compensation for temporary disability. The board refused such compensation on the sole ground that the petition to reopen did not specifically request it.

1. The facts.

After having worked steadily for some 17 years as a cement mason, petitioner undertook employment with McPhail’s, Inc., in Greenbrae, California. The McPhail job of finishing…