Claim of Andrias v. Ryan-Turecamo, Inc.

Appeal from a decision and award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board for reduced earnings, appellants employer and carrier denying that claimant’s initial disability from the occupational disease of lead poisoning caused by his work as a painter continued to the period of the present award. Claimant’s attending physician filed reports, answering “ yes ” to a question as to resulting “Permanent defect ”, which he then described as “Inability to do painting any more or to work in any lead contact ”. The doctor testified to the same effect. His consultant rendered a report to the carrier, from…