Duffy v. State Accident Insurance Fund

Claimant had suffered from coronary artery dis-ase of long standing. The mental and physical stress f his employment, superimposed upon his underlying eart ailment, caused attacks of angina pectoris to the xtent that he was required to stop work. The State .ccident Insurance Fund accepted the claim for the urpose of treatment of the angina pectoris, but denied isponsibility for the underlying heart condition.1 The sferee entered an order, with which the Board agreed, [firming the Fund’s denial of the responsibility of the nderlying heart disease, but making a permanent irtial disability award…