Matter of Greey v. Yaphank Fire Department

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed July 29, 2015, which ruled that liability did not shift to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a.

In December 2005, claimant, a volunteer firefighter, sustained various work-related injuries when she slipped and fell on ice. Claimant’s workers’ compensation claim was subsequently established for injuries to her arms, right shoulder, left wrist, back and left chest wall; however, she incurred no compensable lost time, no award was directed and the case was marked for no further action. In…