Daniel Williams v. Workmens Compensation

Daniel Williams (Claimant) appeals from an order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which reversed the referees decision awarding Claimant disability benefits. The issues raised on appeal are threefold: (1) whether Claimant waived the objection to the timeliness of the answer of Realty Services Company (Employer) to his claim petition; (2) whether Employer was estopped from denying its liability for Claimants work-related injury due to its issuance of one indemnity benefit check, allegedly made by mistake; and (3) whether Claimant met his burden of proving a causal relationship between the work-related physical injury and the mental disability.