Claim of Lane v. Rotodyne, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Herlihy, J.

The claimant has been awarded supplemental benefits pursuant to section 15 (subd 3, par v) of the Workers’ Compensation Law (hereinafter referred to as section 15). The appel*154lants first object upon the ground that there must be a showing that wage earning capacity was impaired solely by claimant’s accidental injury of November 18, 1970.

As applicable to this case, section 15 provides, in part, as follows: "v. Additional compensation for impairment of wage earning capacity in certain permanent partial disabilities. Notwithstanding any other provision of this…