To v. WCAB (Insaco, Inc.)

In To v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Insaco, Inc.), 819 A.2d 1222 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2003), the employer's physician stated that "he was unable to see how the work injury could possibly happen." 819 A.2d at 1225. The physician opined that, based on his examination of the claimant and his medical records, "since there was no evidence of medical impairment, Claimant had made a full and complete recovery." Id. The Court accepted the physician's testimony as competent. Id. The Court rejected the argument that an employer's doctor's testimony was incompetent to support a termination of benefits where the doctor opined "he was unable to see how the work injury could possibly happen." Id. at 1225. In To, the employer's doctor further opined, based on his review of the claimant's history and medical records as well as his physical examination, there was no evidence of medical impairment and the claimant made a full recovery from any injury sustained on the date of the work incident.