Republic Steel Corp. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Bepublic Steel Corporation (employer) appeals here from separate orders of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board), awarding compensation for coal worker’s pneumoconiosis to two former employees, Prank Troyak and Blaine Helman. Because both appeals raise the same issue of law, they were consolidated for argument. We affirm the Board in both cases.

*482Both claimants were awarded benefits for permanent and total disability resulting from coal worker’s pneumoconiosis, an occupational disease set forth in Section 108(q) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act…