Crawford v. V. & C. Coal Co.

PALMORE, Judge.

Will Crawford, a coal miner, was laid off by his employer, V. & C. Coal Company, on June 28, 1957, shortly after he became 65 years of age. He went on social security in November of 1957 and has never sought other employment. In October of 1966, having experienced increasing difficulty over the previous six years with his breathing, he entered a hospital and for the first time learned the nature of his ailment, which is diagnosed as complicated second stage pneumoconiosis and is fully disabling. He instituted this proceeding for workmen’s compensation on November 10, 1966. The…