Claim of Michaels v. Village of Johnson City

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 23, 1979. Substantial evidence supports the finding that claimant’s disability is compensable as the result of a work-related accident. In attacking thé board’s determination, the self-insured employer criticizes the testimony of claimant’s expert medical witness and maintains that claimant did not sustain a myocardial infarction following strenuous efforts while fighting a fire on November 29,1977. While the validity of the opinion given by that witness was questioned on cross-examination, he clearly stated the reasons…