Claimant, employed as a ship fitter, sustained an injury on March 23, 1951 when a steel plate weighing 150 to 200 pounds was dropped on his left foot. Claimant had been suffering from diabetes and from an impairment in circulation related to that disease. He suffered difficulty with the left foot after the accident and in September, 1952, it was necessary to amputate the left lower limb due to the development of gangrene. There is a sharp dispute in the medical testimony...
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