Claim of Gates v. McBride Transportation, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the determination of the Workers’ Compensation Board reinstated.

A finding of fact made by the Workers’ Compensation Board is considered conclusive on the courts if supported by substantial evidence (Matter of Axel v Duffy-Mott Co., 47 NY2d 1, 6). In this case, the board’s finding that the claimant’s heart attack was causally related to his employment was supported by substantial evidence: claimant’s own testimony that he was irritated by a phone call he received, requiring him to redo an…