Claim of Belaska v. New York State Department of Law

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed December 6, 2010, which ruled that claimant’s injury did not arise out of her employment and denied her claim for workers’ compensation benefits.

aimant, a clerk for the Department of Law, sustained injuries to her chest, neck and right shoulder after she was involved in an altercation with a fellow passenger on the shuttle bus ride to a satellite parking lot in September 2009. Subsequently, claimant sought workers’ compensation benefits for her physical injuries, as well as for consequential posttraumatic stress disorder. The…