Claimant’s Conversation With Fellow Firefighter About Act 46 Cancer Presumption Was Not the Date He Became Aware of His Cancer’s Relationship to His Employment; Therefore, Notice Was Properly Given and Claimant’s Claim Petition Was Timely Filed

February 28, 2025

West Conshohocken Borough v. David Markland (WCAB); No. 1382 C.D. 2022; filed Jan. 2, 2025 – This case involved a Claim Petition filed based on an occupational disease. The claimant worked as a firefighter and filed an Act 46 firefighter/cancer claim, alleging he sustained colon cancer as of August 23, 2019. In his petition, he listed his last day of work and exposure as September 1, 2018, and his date of injury/onset of disease as August 23, 2019….
By: Marshall Dennehey

Claimant’s Conversation With Fellow Firefighter About Act 46 Cancer Presumption Was Not the Date He Became Aware of His Cancer’s Relationship to His Employment; Therefore, Notice Was Properly Given and Claimant’s Claim Petition Was Timely Filed

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