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Doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel did not bar review petition to add left ulnar nerve injury because a judge in prior decision rejected medical expert’s opinion that claimant’s symptoms were caused by injury to left ulnar nerve.
A Workers’ Compensation Judge issued a decision granting a claim petition and recognizing work-related injuries in the nature of left wrist a
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Act 111 is not unconstitutional under due process or due course of law grounds, nor does it violate reasonable compensation aspect of Article III, Section 18 of Pennsylvania Constitution.
The claimant had sustained a work injury in 2008.
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Judge did not err in dismissing reinstatement petition by finding that claimant was terminated for bad faith conduct after returning to work from work injury.
Following work injuries of May 30, 2017, the claimant returned to work on June 13, 2017, in a modified-duty capacity.
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Pro se claimant’s appeal of judge’s decision was filed untimely in that it was filed with judge’s office in Philadelphia and not Appeal Board’s office in Harrisburg.
In this case, a Workers’ Compensation Judge granted a claim petition for a closed period and a termination petition.
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Court affirms Board’s decision, rejects employer’s arguments it was denied due process of law by refusal to allow certain evidence and improper determination that implied agreement existed for more severe injury than what was agreed to by the parties.
Ms. Gallagher injured her low back in a work accident on June 13, 2018. The employer acknowledged the accident and paid total disability benefits, medical expenses and a 7% permanent impairment to the lumbar spine.
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Court finds that claimant’s counsel was due a fee by the employer/carrier on an increase in the claimant’s average weekly wage.
The claimant requested adjustment of the average weekly wage as well as fee entitlement to claimant’s counsel.
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The Appellate Division Affirms Dismissal of Petitioner’s Three Claim Petitions for Failure to Sustain Burden of Proof.
The petitioner began working for the respondent in 1999. In 2001, she was struck by a car and her right hand went through the windshield. She underwent surgery to repair her hand and another later to remove a neuroma.
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The IRE process for injuries rated is not confined to those injuries described in prior decisions. Section 306 (a.3)(1) of the Act allows for discretion by the IRE physician to determine what diagnoses are due to the work injury.
The claimant sustained work injuries to his low back and left knee in 1999 after falling from a ladder.
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