In re the Claim of D'Amore v. Town of Hempstead

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed December 13, 1979. Concededly, claimant was injured while .in the course of his employment in installing a new heater. Subsequent thereto, his right great toe became ulcerated requiring amputation and thereafter gangrene developed in the right leg, which also had to be amputated. The issues raised on this appeal revolve around the fact that immediately after the accident and when claimant first received medical treatment he failed to report any injury to his toe, but only to his head. The board found: “based on the credible…