Bethlehem Mines Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail.,

Bethlehem Mines Corporation (Employer) appeals a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) denying its petition to terminate workmen’s compensation benefits payable to Calvin Prazinko (Claimant). We vacate and remand.

Claimant was awarded benefits pursuant to Section 301(a) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act)1 on April 13,1977. The referee found that Claimant was permanently and totally disabled by reason, of coal worker’s pneumoconiosis.2 The referee’s order was never appealed.

On December 28, 1981, Employer filed a termination…