A Pennsylvania appellate court again ruled that it is within the workers' compensation judge's discretion to pick the testimony of an employer's physician over a treating physician.
In Edwards v. WCAB, 274 C.D. 2007, 09/12/2007, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that it is well-settled that a judge does not have to side with the treating physician in the case of conflicting testimony.
"More importantly, this court has specifically rejected claimant's assertion that it was error for the WCJ to accept as credible the testimony of employer's physician over that of his treating ...
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