Schroeder v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Edwin Schroeder appeals an order of the Workmens Compensation Appeal Board, affirming a referees decision that denied Schroeder benefits for an injury he suffered while employed as a firefighter by the City of Reading.

The sole issue is whether there is substantial evidence to support the referees finding that the work-related disability suffered by Schroeder on June 13, 1980 ended that same day, and that his hospitalization until June 24, 1980, and his inability to return to work until September 20, 1980 resulted solely from non-work-related heart disease. Because we…