Vipond & Vipond, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

KELLEY, Judge.

Vipond & Vipond, Inc. (employer) appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board which affirmed the referee’s dismissal of employer’s petition for modification of compensation benefits paid to Larry H. McKowan (claimant). We affirm.

Claimant suffered a compensable injury on August 10, 1982, in the course of his employment with employer. Employer’s insurer, Rockwood Insurance Company, issued a notice of compensation payable pursuant to which claimant received weekly disability benefits at a rate of $284.00 under the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act).1…