Solomon v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

*217OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.1

Ira Solomon, Ph.D., and Ronald Smack (Claimant) (collectively Petitioners) petition for review of the July 11, 2002, order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) to deny a utilization review (UR) determination. We affirm.

Claimant suffered a work-related injury in January 1999 while working as a corrections officer for the City of Philadelphia (Employer). Specifically, Claimant injured his lower back during an altercation with a prison inmate. After diagnosis and initial treatment in March…