Lucas v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

PELLEGRINI, Judge.

Lawrence Lucas (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) finding that medical benefit payments by Kleen All of America, Inc. (Employer) to Doyle L. Tarwater, M.D. (Provider) could be discontinued because his medical treatment of Claimant was no longer reasonable nor necessary.

On July 24, 1989, while working for Employer, Claimant sustained a work-related injury to his spine, neck, shoulder and ribs when he was involved in an automobile accident. Claimant received an…