Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board of the Commonwealth v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

This case involves substantially the same issue as was raised in Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board and Klebiek v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 19 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 499, 338 A.2d 758 (1975). In this case, the claimant’s husband had died on November 28, 1973, as a result of congestive heart failure. The competent medical evidence relied upon by the referee was that the decendent suffered from anthraco-silicosis which was a significant contributory factor in causing his death. Since Section 301 (c) (2)* of the Act1 covers the disability or death of an employee,…