Pizzo v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

George J. Pizzo (claimant) appeals a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review affirming a referee’s denial of benefits to him under Section 401(d) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Act).1

Claimant suffers from fluid on the knees, a condition which is aggravated by prolonged periods of standing and which causes him pain. On April 12, 1978, because of his worsening condition, claimant voluntarily terminated his employment with Virnelson’s Bakery, where he had been employed as a *433mixer since 1956. Claimant’s application for unemployment…