Sears v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
JIULIANTE, Senior Judge.
Sears, Roebuck and Company petitions for review of a July 17, 1997 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed a decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting Sears’ petition to suspend the benefits of Ronald Lear (Claimant) for refusing medical treatment. We affirm the Board’s order.
The facts, as found by the WCJ, may be summarized as follows. Claimant injured his back while moving a refrigerator for Sears in 1990, and received total disability benefits pursuant to a notice of compensation payable. He has not returned to work…
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