COMBINE v. W.C.A.B. (NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORP.)

No. 539 C.D. 2008.

954 A.2d 776 (2008)

Christopher COMBINE, Petitioner v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald D. Amrhein, Jr., Sharon, for petitioner.

Peter A. Pentz, Erie, for respondent.

BEFORE: McGINLEY, Judge, FRIEDMAN, Judge, and FLAHERTY, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Senior Judge FLAHERTY.

Christopher Combine (Claimant) petitions for review from an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the decision of a Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting a Modification Petition filed by National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (Employer) converting Claimant's disability status from total disability to partial disability based on an impairment rating of twenty percent. We reverse.

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