Claim of Carey v. Medford Volunteer Ambulance Corp.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed September 18, 2003, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant had a permanent partial disability with a 50% impairment in her earning capacity.

Claimant sustained an injury to her back in November 1998 while performing her duties as a volunteer ambulance worker with the Medford Volunteer Ambulance Corporation in Suffolk County. Following a hearing, a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) found that claimant had a permanent partial disability, causing a 50% impairment of her earning capacity. The WCLJ awarded benefits…