Karsaba v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

This is an appeal by Michael E. Karsaba (Claimant) of a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming a referee’s denial of compensation benefits. We affirm.

Claimant was employed as a press operator by Bethlehem Steel Corporation (Bethlehem Steel) for approximately ten years. In January, 1980, he was hospitalized for increasing pain in his lower back and right leg. A myelogram revealed a lumbar disc lesion and a laminectomy was performed. Claimant alleged disability in the nature of a daily aggravation *305of a pre-existing back condition and sought…