Ryan v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Palladi.no,

Claimant, Joseph F. Ryan, appeals from a Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) decision affirming a referee’s decision to deny Claimant disability benefits. We affirm.

Claimant, who was employed as a production manager by Automatic Timing & Controls Co. (Employer), became ill in April of 1976 after attending a labor negotiations meeting. Claimant’s illness continued intermittently for the next nine months so as to restrict his work schedule to part-time work coupled with numerous absences. February 7, 1977, was Claimant’s last day of work. He was hospitalized…