Povanda v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

COLINS, Judge.

Ruth M. Povanda (claimant) petitions for review of a decision and order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board affirming the referee’s denial of workmen’s compensation benefits to claimant.

Claimant has been employed as a meat wrapper by Giant Eagle Markets, Inc. since 1958. In June 1985, claimant filed a claim petition seeking total disability benefits beginning May 28, 1985, as a result of a condition known as Raynaud’s phenomenon which she alleged was aggravated by the cold environment in which she worked. Hearings were held during which claimant testified and presented…