Claimant's left index finger has been amputated because of a malignant melanoma. Appellants contend: (1) that there is no evidence to sustain a board finding that on a day in August, 1953, claimant hit his left index finger with a hammer; and, (2) that there is no substantial evidence that a pre-existing melanoma was aggravated by the blow. Claimant was a carpenter, and testified that in driving nails he hit his left index finger with a hammer on several occasions. He mentioned...
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