State Compensation Fund v. Yazzie

OPINION

STEVENS, Judge, Retired 1 .

Clifford H. Yazzi died on 4 March 1972 after working approximately 20 years as an underground uranium miner in the Cove Mining District of Arizona. His widow, Fannie Begay Yazzie, filed a claim for benefits, which was received by the Commission on 8 March 1973. 2 The claim was denied by the insurance carriers 3 and a hearing was held on the 7th and 8th days of March 1974. The hearing officer held the widow’s claim to be compensable under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, but not compensable under the Occupational Disease Disability Act because of the date of…