The Commonwealth Court has ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board went too far in affirming an injured mechanic’s suspended workers’ compensation benefits.

A three-judge panel consisting of Judges Mary Hannah Leavitt, Anne E. Covey and Christine Fizzano Cannon held that the board misstated the burden of proof in a reinstatement petition by ignoring claimant Gualberto Perez’s burden to prove ongoing disability.

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