· 7/25/1991
Tobias v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Citations
- 595 A.2d 781
- 141 Pa. Commw. 438
- 1991 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 420
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that artificial insemination of a claimant’s spouse can be reasonable and necessary medical treatment
- explaining that a claimant can receive reimbursement for medical services whether or not loss of earning power occurs
- noting that an “‘[o]bvious’ . . . connection between [an] injury and a disability” may “involve an immediacy of occurrence such as an immediate back injury following heavy lifting”
- explaining that the connection between the injury and a disability often involves a “natural and probable” development and could sometimes involve an immediacy of occurrence such as an immediate back injury following heavy lifting
- providing as an example of an obvious causal connection, “an immediate back injury following heavy lifting”
- providing as an example of an obvious causal connection, “an immediate back injury following heavy lifting”
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Judges: Craig, Doyle, Barry
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