Claim of Cook v. Staffing

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed February 11, 2005, which directed that benefits be paid by the Special Fund for Reopened Cases.

Claimant sustained injuries to her back and face in a 1994 work-related accident. In 1997, a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) awarded claimant $2,500 for a permanent facial disfigurement, found no compensable lost time, directed the employer to continue to pay for symptomatic treatment for her back injury and closed the case. The case was reopened in 2000 at the employer’s request to resolve the issue of medical…