Grant v. Burlington Industries, Inc.

*242BECTON, Judge.

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In January 1982, the plaintiff, Lila S. Grant, filed a claim with the North Carolina Industrial Commission (Commission), seeking benefits for total disability due to occupational lung disease. A Deputy Commissioner concluded that Grant’s chronic obstructive lung disease was an occupational disease but that Grant was not disabled as a result. Grant’s claim was denied, and Grant appealed to the Commission. In its opinion and award, the Commission adopted the factual findings and conclusions of the Deputy Commissioner. However, the Commission made an additional finding that Grant…