Claim of Sullivan v. Canton Police Department

—Crew III, J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed November 17, 1999, which ruled that the death of claimant’s decedent arose out of and in the course of his employment.

In January 1994, while on duty as Police Chief for the employer, David W. Sullivan (hereinafter decedent) collapsed and subsequently died. The cause of death was listed as cardiopulmonary arrest secondary to a suspected pulmonary embolism. At the family’s request, no autopsy was performed. Claimant, decedent’s widow, subsequently applied for workers’ compensation benefits. Following a hearing at…