In re the Claim of Simpson

Appeal by the claimant from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board which denied his claim for benefits. The claimant, a seaman, was referred by his union to a job aboard the ship Mor Mao Wave on July 1, 1957. He was examined on that day by the ship’s doctor who found that he had low blood pressure but that he was fit for employment. The claimant worked on July 2 and experienced dizzy spells. On July 3 he went to the United States Public Health Service for a physical check-up and was found to be all right but in the meantime he was replaced for the job aboard the ship. A claim…