Claim of Giocastro v. New York City Transit Authority

Appeal by the claimant from a board decision denying compensation. The witnesses were the claimant, his attending physician and an orthopedist. The claimant testified that on July 4, 1963, while picking up some bags he felt “ a snap or a crack ” in his back. He did not notify his employer. His attending physician testified that he received no history of accident from the claimant until the claimant’s last visit more than five months after the accident alleged. The orthopedist to whom the claimant had been referred on October 7, 1963, testified that the claimant was suffering from a herniated…