Barnett v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

KELLEY, Judge.

Earl Barnett (claimant) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board. The board’s order reversed the workers’ compensation judge’s (WCJ) granting of claimant’s petition to reinstate compensation benefits. We affirm the board’s order on other grounds. 1

While in the course and scope of his employment as an over-the-road tractor-trailer driver, claimant sustained a work-related low-back strain on August 16, 1993. Paul Riggle & Sons (employer) accepted liability for the injury and issued a notice of compensation payable on September 14, 1993.…