Claim of Reome v. Eastern Technical Services

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed January 22, 1998, which ruled that claimant’s condition was not causally related to her employment and denied her claim for workers’ compensation benefits.

Based upon an exposure to a chemical at work in July 1992, claimant was awarded workers’ compensation benefits for a throat, chest and lung condition. The case was closed in December 1992 with no compensable lost time from work after October 2, 1992. The case was reopened in October 1993 for consideration of the issue of further compensable lost time based upon the medical…