Appeal of Gelinas

JOHNSON, j.

The claimant, Robert Gelinas, appeals from a decision of the New Hampshire Compensation Appeals Board (board) determining that his average weekly wage, for purposes of calculating his disability benefits, was zero. We affirm.

The claimant was employed by the City of Manchester (city) as a firefighter from 1958 until he retired, based on his years of service, on February 1, 1985. On January 18, 1989, the claimant suffered a heart attack while playing in a tennis tournament in Florida. On December 20, 1990, a department of labor hearing officer held that the claimant was entitled to…