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MERRELL v. W.C.A.B. (DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS)

No. 493 C.D. 2016.

158 A.3d 242 (2017)

Wayne MERRELL, Petitioner v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEAL BOARD (COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS), Respondent

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

FILED: April 3, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ian J. Blynn , Harrisburg, for petitioner.

Barbara L. Young , Philadelphia, for respondent.

BEFORE: HONORABLE MARY HANNAH LEAVITT, President Judge, HONORABLE MICHAEL H. WOJCIK, Judge, HONORABLE JAMES GARDNER COLINS, Senior Judge

OPINION BY PRESIDENT JUDGE LEAVITT

Wayne Merrell (Claimant) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that granted Claimant medical compensation but not disability. In doing so, the Board affirmed the decision of the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ). Claimant argues that the Board erred because the WCJ was bound by the decision of the arbitrator that awarded him disability under the Heart and Lung Act...

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