Miley v. Bogalusa Fire Department

12This case involves the application of the Firefighter’s Heart and Lung Statute, La. R.S. 33:2581, which creates a presumption of occupation causation whenever a firefighter develops a heart or lung condition during his employment.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The plaintiff, Clinton Miley, Jr. made a disputed claim for compensation with the Office of Workers’ Compensation under the Heart and Lung Statute, alleging that his paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) was compensable under the statute. At the time Mr. Miley made his claim, he had worked for the Bogalusa Fire Department for…