Maraldo v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

CRAIG, President Judge.

Lawrence Maraldo appeals a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board that affirmed a decision of a referee granting benefits for a limited period for Maraldo’s angina and denying Maraldo’s claim for continuing benefits for his coronary condition and by-pass surgery.

The undisputed elements of the referee’s findings are as follows. The City of Pittsburgh employed Maraldo as a police officer. On April 3,1987, while on duty, Maraldo and his partner were called to the scene of an accident. Because a guard rail involved in the accident obstructed traffic, Maraldo,…