BROOKS v. W.C.A.B. (CITY OF PHILADELPHIA)


779 A.2d 1261 (2001)

Benjamin BROOKS, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (CITY OF PHILADELPHIA), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. DiStefano, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Marion H. Griffin, Philadelphia, for respondent.

Before PELLEGRINI and LEADBETTER, Judges, and MIRARCHI, Jr., Senior Judge.


MIRARCHI, Judge.

Benjamin Brooks (Claimant) petitions this Court to review an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed a decision of a workers' compensation judge (WCJ) granting the modification petition of the City of Philadelphia (Employer). We affirm.

Claimant worked as a firefighter for Employer for twenty-one years until his retirement in 1992. Pursuant to a 1993 supplemental agreement, Claimant was acknowledged to be disabled...

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