Bethlehem Mines Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Colins,

Bethlehem Mines Corporation (employer) has filed a Petition for Review of a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board). The Board ■affirmed a referee’s decision granting compensation on the grounds that Nick Luketich (claimant) was permanently and totally disabled by pneumoconiosis, a compensable injury under Section 301(c)(2) of The *607Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act).1 The employer raises two issues for our consideration: (1) whether the claimant sufficiently proved that his disability resulted from pneumoconiosis rather than his cigarette…