Claim of Losso v. Tesco Traffic Services

—Spain, J.

Appeals from two decisions of the Workers’ Compensation *813Board, filed June 20, 1995 and June 26, 1996, which ruled that the compensable myocardial infarction of claimant’s decedent contributed to his death.

In February 1985, claimant’s decedent suffered a work-related heart attack. Successive angioplasties and the use of powerful cardiac medications were required to treat the damage caused by the myocardial infarction. Decedent was diagnosed with leukemia in 1986 and was treated with standard chemotherapy. Decedent died on July 10, 1988, with the stated causes of death listed as acute…