Beesmer v. Village of DeRuyter Fire Department

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed December 3, 2003, which ruled that the death of claimant’s decedent was causally related to a prior work-related injury and awarded workers’ compensation death benefits.

In 1975, John E. Beesmer (hereinafter decedent) suffered a heart attack while working as a volunteer firefighter for the Village of DeRuyter Fire Department in Madison County. As a result of that injury, decedent received workers’ compensation benefits continuously until his death in 2002. Thereafter, claimant applied for workers’ compensation death benefits,…