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· 7/14/2000

Stanek v. Worker's Compensation Appeal Board

Citations

  • 756 A.2d 661
  • 562 Pa. 411
  • 2000 Pa. LEXIS 1683

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that there is a higher burden under which \a post-500-week claimant must establish his total disability ... than that required to obtain compensation initially or modification within the 500-week period\
  • noting that there is a higher burden under which “a posb-500-week claimant must establish his total disability ... than that required to obtain compensation initially or modification within the 500-week period”
  • stating that to prevail on a reinstatement petition after the lapse of 500 weeks of partial disability benefits, a claimant must establish, inter alia, a worsening of his medical condition
  • requiring a claimant to prove a worsening of condition and total disability due to zero earning capacity following the exhaustion of 500 weeks of partial disability benefits, rather than a mere decrease in earning power
  • Section 413(a) provides for a modification of benefits “upon proof that a claimant’s disability has increased”
  • Section 413(a) provides for a modification of benefits \upon proof that a claimant's disability has increased\

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor

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