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· 2/25/1998

Calcara v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Citations

  • 706 A.2d 1286
  • 1998 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 136

How courts have described this case

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  • causation of a gradual, cumulative injury is not obvious and must be shown by medical evidence
  • where “the causal connection is so clear that a lay person can see the connection . . . . the claimant’s testimony is sufficient to connect the injury to the claimant's employment, and additional medical testimony is not required”

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Judges: Doyle, McGinley, Lord, Leadbetter

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