Wright v. State Accident Insurance Fund

Claimant seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order which held that the Evaluation Division had no jurisdiction to determine the extent of disability due to his pulmonary condition.

Claimant, a firefighter, filed a claim for compensation due to chest pains which prevented him from working. There apparently arose a question as to whether his condition was physical or psychological in origin. SAIF denied the claim; the referee determined that it was compensable and that he qualified under the “fireman’s presumption.”

Pending SAIF’s appeal to the Board on the compensability question, the…