Per Curiam.
Plaintiff appeals from an adverse ruling of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board denying benefits for a disability caused by a heart attack.
Plaintiff, who is now 50 years of age, began working for defendant Production Steel Company in 1953. During the last 10 years of his employment, plaintiff’s job was to guide large steel coils through a coil reducing machine. This job required considerable physical strength.
Plaintiff testified that on March 19, 1971, while pulling some steel on some rollers, he felt a pain in his abdomen. However, at the time he informed [33]*33no one of this problem. The following morning plaintiff was admitted to Hutzel Hospital under the care of his physician, Dr. Rose. It was then determined that plaintiff had suffered a heart attack.
On February 24, 1972, plaintiff filed a petition for worker’s compensation benefits. Pursuant to hearings, the referee determined that plaintiff received a personal injury arising out of his employment. He further held that plaintiff did not receive notice of the connection between his incapacity and his employment until shortly before his petition for benefits was filed and that his notice of injury thus was timely.
On March 16, 1977, in a 3-2 opinion, the appeal board reversed, holding that plaintiff had not given timely notice of his injury. The board ruled that plaintiff received notice of the work-related nature of his disability on April 23, 1971, in a discussion with Dr. Rose. Plaintiff now attacks this conclusion, raising various arguments examined below.
Plaintiff first contends that the appeal board erred in ruling that he had notice of the work-relatedness of his injury on April 23, 1971. Such a finding of fact is not to be disturbed if there is any evidence to support it. Carter v Kelsey-Hayes Co, 386 Mich 610, 615; 194 NW2d 326 (1972), MCL 418.861; MSA 17.237(861) and Const 1963, art 6, § 28. The following testimony by plaintiff clearly supports the board’s finding:
"Q. Did Dr. Rose tell you about the time you were in the hospital, or soon after you got out of the hospital, that he thought physical stress at work had brought on your problem?
"A. Yes, Dr. Rose told me it was physical stress.
"Q. Well, then, I assume that at the time you were in [34]*34Hutzel Hospital, then, that you knew then that this stress at work, at least you thought, might have brought on your heart condition, caused you to go into the hospital, is that correct?
"A. I didn’t quite get that.
"Q. Well, at the time you were in the hospital, then, you knew, from talking to the doctors, that the physical stress you had at work brought on your heart condition, is that correct?
"A. No, I didn’t know. I’m not, I’m not, I can’t say anything other than what the doctor said, but I’m not a doctor and I didn’t know that. The doctors told me—
"Q. (Interposing) Didn’t the doctor tell you that?
"A. Yes, the doctor told me that it was physical stress, strenuous stress.
"Q. That you went through at work?
"A. That’s correct.
"Q. Well, he told you that at the time you were in the hospital in March, is that correct?
"A. No, he told me that after I got out of the hospital.
"Q. Dr. Rose told you that?
"A. Dr. Rose.
"Q. How soon after you got out of the hospital did he tell you that?
"A. As I indicated a few minutes ago, this was one week after that, and then, my first visit to his office, then it was every four weeks.
"Q. Okay. So, you mean on your first visit to Dr. Rose after you got out of the hospital is when he indicated this to you?
"A. Yes, he did.
"Q. The physical stress at work brought on your heart condition, is that correct?
"A. That’s correct.”
Although Dr. Rose could not remember if such a conversation took place, plaintiff’s testimony is sufficient to establish that in April of 1971 he had notice that his heart attack was work-related.
Plaintiff further contends that even if he had [35]*35knowledge of his heart attack and its work-relatedness in April of 1971, that is insufficient to start the running of the statutory notice period. Plaintiff argues that the period could not have commenced running until he learned of the existence of worker’s compensation.
MCL 418.381; MSA 17.237(381) provides that in order to maintain an action for worker’s compensation benefits an employee must give his employer notice of an injury within three months of its occurrence. The statute provides in pertinent part:
"(1) No proceedings for compensation for an injury under this act shall be maintained, unless a notice of the injury has been given to the employer within 3 months after the happening thereof.”
In Lewis v Chrysler Corp, 394 Mich 360, 369; 230 NW2d 538 (1975), the Court held that the statutory period of notice commences to run only after the employee has knowledge or reasonable grounds for knowledge of his disability and the employee has discovered or by reasonable diligence could have discovered that his disability was work-related. No mention was made of a requirement that plaintiff have knowledge of the worker’s compensation law and we decline to add such a requirement. Thus, the appeal board correctly held that the statutory notice period began to run on April 23, 1971, the date plaintiff learned his heart attack might be work-related.
However, this does not end the analysis of this issue. MCL 418.381(1); MSA 17.237(381X1) states in pertinent part:
"In a case in which the employer has been given notice of the happening of the injury or has notice or [36]*36knowledge of the happening of the accident within 3 months after the happening of the same, and fails, neglects or refuses to report the injury to the bureau as required by the provisions of this act, the statute of limitations shall not run against the claim of the injured employee or his dependents, or in favor of the employer or his insurer, until a report of the injury has been filed with the bureau.” (Emphasis added.)
Thus, the employer’s actual knowledge can act to toll the running of the statutory limitation period when coupled with a failure to notify the bureau. The question that must be confronted here is what knowledge is sufficient to so toll the statute.
In Norris v Chrysler Corp, 391 Mich 469, 477; 216 NW2d 783 (1974), the Court stated the applicable rule:
"The notice given must be sufficient to make the employer aware that an injury has been sustained. If, after inquiry, the employer does not believe the injury to be compensable, it need not report the accident. However, in not reporting the accident, the employer assumes the risk that the injury will be found to be compensable. If such a determination occurs, the employer’s penalty is a suspension of statutory limitations.”
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Per Curiam.
Plaintiff appeals from an adverse ruling of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board denying benefits for a disability caused by a heart attack.
Plaintiff, who is now 50 years of age, began working for defendant Production Steel Company in 1953. During the last 10 years of his employment, plaintiff’s job was to guide large steel coils through a coil reducing machine. This job required considerable physical strength.
Plaintiff testified that on March 19, 1971, while pulling some steel on some rollers, he felt a pain in his abdomen. However, at the time he informed [33]*33no one of this problem. The following morning plaintiff was admitted to Hutzel Hospital under the care of his physician, Dr. Rose. It was then determined that plaintiff had suffered a heart attack.
On February 24, 1972, plaintiff filed a petition for worker’s compensation benefits. Pursuant to hearings, the referee determined that plaintiff received a personal injury arising out of his employment. He further held that plaintiff did not receive notice of the connection between his incapacity and his employment until shortly before his petition for benefits was filed and that his notice of injury thus was timely.
On March 16, 1977, in a 3-2 opinion, the appeal board reversed, holding that plaintiff had not given timely notice of his injury. The board ruled that plaintiff received notice of the work-related nature of his disability on April 23, 1971, in a discussion with Dr. Rose. Plaintiff now attacks this conclusion, raising various arguments examined below.
Plaintiff first contends that the appeal board erred in ruling that he had notice of the work-relatedness of his injury on April 23, 1971. Such a finding of fact is not to be disturbed if there is any evidence to support it. Carter v Kelsey-Hayes Co, 386 Mich 610, 615; 194 NW2d 326 (1972), MCL 418.861; MSA 17.237(861) and Const 1963, art 6, § 28. The following testimony by plaintiff clearly supports the board’s finding:
"Q. Did Dr. Rose tell you about the time you were in the hospital, or soon after you got out of the hospital, that he thought physical stress at work had brought on your problem?
"A. Yes, Dr. Rose told me it was physical stress.
"Q. Well, then, I assume that at the time you were in [34]*34Hutzel Hospital, then, that you knew then that this stress at work, at least you thought, might have brought on your heart condition, caused you to go into the hospital, is that correct?
"A. I didn’t quite get that.
"Q. Well, at the time you were in the hospital, then, you knew, from talking to the doctors, that the physical stress you had at work brought on your heart condition, is that correct?
"A. No, I didn’t know. I’m not, I’m not, I can’t say anything other than what the doctor said, but I’m not a doctor and I didn’t know that. The doctors told me—
"Q. (Interposing) Didn’t the doctor tell you that?
"A. Yes, the doctor told me that it was physical stress, strenuous stress.
"Q. That you went through at work?
"A. That’s correct.
"Q. Well, he told you that at the time you were in the hospital in March, is that correct?
"A. No, he told me that after I got out of the hospital.
"Q. Dr. Rose told you that?
"A. Dr. Rose.
"Q. How soon after you got out of the hospital did he tell you that?
"A. As I indicated a few minutes ago, this was one week after that, and then, my first visit to his office, then it was every four weeks.
"Q. Okay. So, you mean on your first visit to Dr. Rose after you got out of the hospital is when he indicated this to you?
"A. Yes, he did.
"Q. The physical stress at work brought on your heart condition, is that correct?
"A. That’s correct.”
Although Dr. Rose could not remember if such a conversation took place, plaintiff’s testimony is sufficient to establish that in April of 1971 he had notice that his heart attack was work-related.
Plaintiff further contends that even if he had [35]*35knowledge of his heart attack and its work-relatedness in April of 1971, that is insufficient to start the running of the statutory notice period. Plaintiff argues that the period could not have commenced running until he learned of the existence of worker’s compensation.
MCL 418.381; MSA 17.237(381) provides that in order to maintain an action for worker’s compensation benefits an employee must give his employer notice of an injury within three months of its occurrence. The statute provides in pertinent part:
"(1) No proceedings for compensation for an injury under this act shall be maintained, unless a notice of the injury has been given to the employer within 3 months after the happening thereof.”
In Lewis v Chrysler Corp, 394 Mich 360, 369; 230 NW2d 538 (1975), the Court held that the statutory period of notice commences to run only after the employee has knowledge or reasonable grounds for knowledge of his disability and the employee has discovered or by reasonable diligence could have discovered that his disability was work-related. No mention was made of a requirement that plaintiff have knowledge of the worker’s compensation law and we decline to add such a requirement. Thus, the appeal board correctly held that the statutory notice period began to run on April 23, 1971, the date plaintiff learned his heart attack might be work-related.
However, this does not end the analysis of this issue. MCL 418.381(1); MSA 17.237(381X1) states in pertinent part:
"In a case in which the employer has been given notice of the happening of the injury or has notice or [36]*36knowledge of the happening of the accident within 3 months after the happening of the same, and fails, neglects or refuses to report the injury to the bureau as required by the provisions of this act, the statute of limitations shall not run against the claim of the injured employee or his dependents, or in favor of the employer or his insurer, until a report of the injury has been filed with the bureau.” (Emphasis added.)
Thus, the employer’s actual knowledge can act to toll the running of the statutory limitation period when coupled with a failure to notify the bureau. The question that must be confronted here is what knowledge is sufficient to so toll the statute.
In Norris v Chrysler Corp, 391 Mich 469, 477; 216 NW2d 783 (1974), the Court stated the applicable rule:
"The notice given must be sufficient to make the employer aware that an injury has been sustained. If, after inquiry, the employer does not believe the injury to be compensable, it need not report the accident. However, in not reporting the accident, the employer assumes the risk that the injury will be found to be compensable. If such a determination occurs, the employer’s penalty is a suspension of statutory limitations.”
This standard was applied in Krol v Hamtramck, 398 Mich 341, 347; 248 NW2d 195 (1976), an occupational disease case. Although Meads v General Motors Corp, 78 Mich App 494; 260 NW2d 143 (1977) , attempted to introduce a further requirement that the employer know the injury or disease is work-related, this decision was recently reversed by the Michigan Supreme Court in Meads v General Motors Corp, 402 Mich 540; 266 NW2d 146 (1978) . Thus, defendants’ argument that this [37]*37Court’s opinion in Meads controls this case is without merit. Similarly defendants’ argument that the Norris standard should be applied prospectively must be rejected in light of its application in Krol, where the employee’s death occurred 14 years prior to the decision in Norris. Nor are we convinced that anything in the Workmen’s Compensation Bureau’s rules in effect at the time of plaintiffs disability warrants a different conclusion.1
However, at this time, we decline to apply the Norris standard in the present case. The Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board has made no findings regarding this issue. Nor do we think this issue can be decided as a matter of law on the facts as given. Thus, we remand the case to the board for further factual findings. Specifically, the board should determine whether the employer had knowledge of plaintiffs heart attack within the 90-day period. An affirmative answer to this question would require that the statutory notice period be declared tolled. A negative answer to the question would necessarily lead to a rejection of plaintiff’s claim for benefits.2
Furthermore, on remand, the board must confront the question of whether plaintiffs injury was, in fact, work-related. This issue was previously raised before the board by defendants but was never answered because the case was disposed [38]*38of on the notice issue.3 Such handling of cases leads to piecemeal appeals to this Court and should be discouraged.
The decision of the board is vacated and the matter remanded for proceedings consistent with this opinion. Costs to the prevailing party.