Kociemba v. SAIF Corp.

Claimant appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board, which affirmed the referee’s finding of compensability, reversed the referee’s finding of permanent total disability, refused to award attorney fees on Board review and remanded the case to SAIF. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand to the Board for further proceedings.

Stated briefly, in 1965 claimant sustained a severe injury to his left leg in a job-related accident for which SAIF accepted responsibility. Later, he developed osteomyelitis in his leg as a direct result of that injury. Still later, he developed a…