Bristol Borough v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd.

OPINION BY JUDGE SIMPSON

I. Introduction

1In this case involving the reporting requirements for a cancer claim by a volunteer firefighter under Sections 108(r) and 301(f) of the Workers' Compensation Act (Act), 1 Bristol Borough (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed, as modified, a Workers' Compensation Judge's (WCJ) order granting William Burnett's (Claimant) claim petition and awarding him total disability benefits for a closed period. Section 301(c)(2) of the Act, 77 P.S. § 411(2), provides that the term "injury" as used…