The dispositive issue in this case is whether the trial tribunal's death benefit award is supported by competent evidence showing a causal nexus between the prior on-the-job heart attack and the later episode of death-dealing fibrillation. We answer in the affirmative.
Claimant, the widow of a deceased worker, sought death benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act.
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