Graff v. Commonwealth, State Employes' Retirement System Board

Opinion by

Judge Cbumlish, Jr.,

The State Employes’ Retirement Board (Board) denied a disability annuity to Leroy Graff. He appeals. We affirm.

Graff, a Department of Transportation (Department) employee, suffered a myocardial infarction while digging culverts. Prior to his illness, he had been employed as a Highway Foreman II. Following the attack, Graff underwent several operations to successfully install a pacemaker. His physician advised him that he would be unable to return to his previous assignment because of the physical exertion required. Graff testified that his job included, together…