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· 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

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

  • 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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