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· 8/29/2008

National Fiberstock Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Citations

  • 955 A.2d 1057
  • 2008 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 388
  • 2008 WL 3980761

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a claimant may be entitled to reinstatement of benefits after a termination if the claimant proves that his disability has increased or recurred since the prior decision and that his physical condition has changed in some manner
  • upholding post-termination reinstatement where the claimant’s doctor testified unequivocally and with the support of objective evidence that the claimant’s condition had recurred and worsened
  • “[A] medical expert who bases his or her opinion on a factual assumption that is inconsistent with a previously decided medical fact may be ruled legally incompetent.”
  • \[A] medical expert who bases his or her opinion on a factual assumption that is inconsistent with a previously decided medical fact may be ruled legally incompetent.\

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Judges: Leadbetter, Pellegrini, Leavitt

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