Southwire Company v. Eason

Pope, Judge.

This is a discretionary appeal from a workers’ compensation case. The claimant has a form of heart disease called Prinzmetal’s angina pectoris, which is characterized by spontaneous and recurrent arterial spasms. Claimant is obese, smokes and has a family history of heart disease.

The administrative law judge (ALJ) made the following findings of fact: “During March of 1983, the claimant began experiencing chest pain [for which she sought medical attention]. . . . During August of 1984, the claimant testified that her work area was very hot and stuffy and that she experienced chest…