Ward v. Republic Steel Corp.

OSBORNE, Judge.

The appellant, Zeldon Ward, is an underground-coal-miner forty-seven years of age. He is appealing from the judgment of the Pike Circuit Court, which affirmed an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Board dismissing his claim.

Appellant claims that he was disabled as the result of a pulmonary occupational disease. The medical evidence is conflicting. Because of the conflicting evidence, the Board appointed Dr. John Myers, Jr., of Lexington, Kentucky, under the provisions of KRS 342.315. Dr. Myers filed his report stating that as a result of his examination he found the claimant…