Claim of Seifer v. Kings Park State Hospital

Appeal by the employer and carrier from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board and an award of disability compensation based on a finding of occupational disease; namely, tuberculosis. Claimant was employed as an attendant at appellant State mental hospital from 1959 through March 28, 1962 when, aged 66, he retired. About three months later he applied for reinstatement to his former position and was rehired by the *1058employer on June 21, 1962. A pre-employment X-ray examination of that date disclosed a pulmonary lesion. His employment was terminated one week later. The board found that…