Claim of Surianello v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed October 17, 2011, which ruled that the employer is not entitled to reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund.

Claimant worked for the self-insured employer as an electrical construction mechanic for 20 years when, in September 2001, he was assigned to various locations at the World Trade *809Center (hereinafter WTC) site, where he worked for approximately six weeks. In November 2002, claimant began to experience breathing difficulties and, as a consequence of missing time from work, filed a claim for workers’ compensation…