Worker Can't Assert Claim for 'Recurrence' of Non-Compensable Condition

The Commonwealth Court ruled that a worker could not assert a claim for a recurrence of an injury based on the aggravation of a condition that the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board found to be non-compensable. Case: Becht v. WCAB (Daqle Holdings), No. 1655 C.D. 2017, 08/03/2018, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Kathy Hammill Becht injured her lumbar spine while working for Daqle Holdings in 2010. She underwent an L4-L5 fusion and began collecting workers’ compensation benefits. Daqle filed a petition to terminate Becht’s benefits in January 2014. Daqle supp...