Vaughn v. INSULATING SERVICES

STEELMAN, Judge.

Harry Eugene Vaughn ("plaintiff") appeals an opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission ("the Commission") denying his claim for compensation for an alleged occupational disease. For the reasons discussed herein, we affirm.

At the time of the hearing before the deputy commissioner, plaintiff was sixty-four years old. He completed his education through the eighth grade, and he received a GED during his military service. Plaintiff began working in the insulation industry in 1952. He continued working in the insulation business until 1959, at which time he…