Davis v. State Accident Insurance Fund

State Accident Insurance Fund appeals from a circuit court determination that claimant’s atrial fibrillation (heart disease) was precipitated by stress and anxiety in connection with his job as a vocational rehabilitation counselor. We now review the transcript and record de novo to make our successive determination. The hearing officer and the Workmen’s Compensation Board determined that the heart condition was not job-related and refused claimant’s applications for benefits because they had not been proved by a preponderance of the evidence.

The record shows that claimant had two disabling…