Claim of the Estate of Cagle v. White Auto Parts

—Rose, J.

Decedent, an auto parts salesperson, suffered a back injury at work on December 2, 1988. On October 29, 1990, while his claim for workers’ compensation benefits was pending, decedent died from ventricular fibrillation. Decedent’s widow (hereinafter claimant) filed a claim for death benefits alleging that the death was consequential to decedent’s back injury. The claim was dismissed based upon a lack of medical evidence: On September 10, 1993, claimant filed a second claim for workers’ compensation death benefits alleging that decedent’s death was causally related to occupational…