Claim of Walters v. U. S. Vitamin Corp.

The claimant, 43 years of age, a drug salesman and a diabetic for many years, on August 6, 1954, while employed by respondent Baxter Laboratories, suffered an industrial accident to his right foot for which he was awarded compensation.

Thereafter, on November 4,1955, while working for the appellant herein, he contends he did an unusual amount of walking in wet, rainy weather and because of the pain in his right leg, he was favoring it. That night his left leg was somewhat swollen. The next morning he discovered that a blister on his *283left foot had broken during the night. This became ulcerated,…