· 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
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- 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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