An employer can order a fireman to submit to a physical exam eight years after he was initially awarded total disability benefits for occupational heart and lung disease, a Pennsylvania appeals court has ruled. The court's decision in City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Welsch) rejected the claimant's argument that all occupational diseases are irreversible.
May 03, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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An employer can order a fireman to submit to a physical exam eight years after he was initially awarded total disability benefits for occupational heart and lung disease, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
The court in City of Philadelphia v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Welsch), PICS Case No. 99-0710 (Pa. Commw. April 14, 1999) Pellegrini, J. (8 pages), rejected the claimant’s argument that all occupational diseases are irreversible.
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