WORLD KITCHEN, INC. v. W.C.A.B. (RIDEOUT)

No. 1789 C.D. 2008.

981 A.2d 342 (2009)

WORLD KITCHEN, INC., Petitioner v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (RIDEOUT), Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 25, 2009.

Amended September 14, 2009.

Publication Ordered September 14, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perry D. Merlo and Marta J. Guhl, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

C. Lee Anderson, Harrisburg, for respondent.

BEFORE: McGINLEY, Judge, LEAVITT, Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge LEAVITT1.

World Kitchen, Inc. (Employer) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) denying Employer's modification petition. In doing so, the Board stated that it was affirming the decision of the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ). In this appeal, the principal issue we consider is whether a claimant must present medical evidence to defeat the grant of a modification petition...

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