Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Stamey

Bell, Chief Judge.

The claimant on September 9, 1976 while at work and after exertion experienced chest pains. It was shown that he suffered from heart disease and angina pectoris. The administrative law judge and the board found as a fact: "However, the angina pectoris is, a symptom of claimant’s disease and neither the symptom nor the disease is proximately caused by the alleged accident of September 9, 1974. I conclude claimant has a medical problem caused by disease as opposed to injury by accident.” An award of compensation was denied. On review, the superior court reversed the board,…