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


853 A.2d 413 (2004)

James DILLON, Petitioner v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (CITY OF PHILADELPHIA), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 13, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Erickson, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Leah Cilo, Philadelphia, for respondent.

BEFORE: COLINS, President Judge, McGINLEY, Judge, SMITH-RIBNER, Judge, PELLEGRINI, Judge, FRIEDMAN, Judge, LEADBETTER, Judge, and COHN, Judge.


OPINION BY Judge COHN.

James Dillon (Claimant) petitions for review of the June 6, 2003, order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which affirmed the decision and order of a workers' compensation judge (WCJ) denying Claimant's claim petition. Claimant raises four issues for our review: (1) whether the WCJ improperly required proof of both stress and long-term exposure when he applied the definition of "occupational disease" found in Section 108...

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