Kopp v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Shirley Kopp (claimant) appeals here an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which dismissed her petition for reinstatement of benefits as untimely.

The relevant facts are as follows. The claimant suffered a compensable injury on August 22,1972 and received benefits until January of 1971 when her employer filed a petition for termination accompanied by a physician’s affidavit of recovery. The claimant *294did not answer this petition nor appear at any hearings on the issue, and the referee entered an order terminating compensation on December 18, 1974. The…