Claim of Manka v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Lahtinen, J.P.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed February 22, 2013, which, among other things, ruled that the death of claimant’s husband was causally related to his employment.

*1173David Manka (hereinafter decedent) worked for the employer from 1987 to 2003 and, during the early years of his employment, his duties included testing samples of ortho-toluidine, which is known to cause bladder cancer. Decedent was diagnosed in 2007 with ureteral cancer and died from the disease in 2008. Claimant, decedent’s widow, filed for workers’ compensation death benefits. The…