Claim of De Bitetto v. City of White Plains

—Kane, J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed November 28, 1984.

Claimant, employed as a fire fighter by the City of White Plains in Westchester County, sustained a compensable back injury on December 28, 1971 and received disability benefits. His case was ultimately closed by the Workers’ Compensation Board on May 24, 1979 upon a finding of permanent partial disability. Claimant left the fire department on December 8, 1979, receiving full salary under the provisions of Retirement and Social Security Law § 363 and General Municipal Law § 207-a. He also received a…