MUSE v. W.C.A.B. (WESTERN ELEC. CO.)

No. 3044 C.D. 1983.

89 Pa.Commw. 171 (1985)

Lester R. Muse, Petitioner v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Western Electric Company), Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

May 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. George Milner, for petitioner.

Earl T. Britt, with him, Catherine Hill Kunda, Duane, Morris & Heckscher, for respondent, Western Electric Company.

Argued December 13, 1984, before Judges CRAIG and DOYLE, and Senior Judge BLATT, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE BLATT, May 7, 1985:

Lester R. Muse (claimant) appeals here from an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the referee's decision granting the petition for modification filed by the Western Electric Company (employer).

The claimant sustained a work-related injury diagnosed as a bilateral hernia on February 16, 1973 for which he was awarded benefits. He...

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