Claim of Burke v. New York City Transit Authority

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed September 25, 2015, which ruled that claimant did not sustain a compensable injury and denied his claim for workers’ compensation benefits.

Claimant, a subway train operator, applied for workers’ compensation benefits alleging that he suffered work-related psychological injuries as the result of being harassed by various supervisors. Following hearings, a Workers’ Compensation *1499Law Judge disallowed the claim. The Workers’ Compensation Board affirmed, concluding that claimant had failed to show that the stress he experienced was…