City of Philadelphia v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Senior Judge MIRARCHI.

The City of Philadelphia (Employer) petitions this Court for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed a decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) granting the claim petition of George Rilling (Claimant) and the fatal claim petition of his widow, Catherine Rilling (Claimant’s Widow). We affirm.

On August 2, 1993, Claimant filed a claim petition alleging that as of May 27, 1993, he contracted lung disease and cancer of the right lung and chest as a result of working as a firefighter for Employer for twenty-four…