Hockenberry v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

PELLEGRINI 1, Judge.

Sonja Hockenberry (Claimant) appeals from the order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the partial grant of her claim petition against the Pennsylvania State Police (Employer) and their insurance carrier, the State Workmen’s Insurance Fund, under the Workers’ Compensation Act2 (Act).

Claimant was injured during the course of her employment as a file clerk on April 2, 1990, when, as she reached up to position a file some nine feet above the floor, her neck locked and she experienced significant pain. Claimant’s chiropractor, Guy R. Schenker, D.C.,…