Claim of Cocco v. New York City Department of Transportation
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Mugglin, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed August. 12, 1998, which ruled that claimant had an occupational disease and made an award of workers’ compensation benefits.
Claimant is totally disabled as a result of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and has not worked since June 1993. He had previously worked as a bridge painter for 36 years, with the last seven or eight of those years working for the employer. The Workers’ Compensation Board found that claimant’s work for the employer had aggravated his preexisting chronic obstructive pulmonary condition and…
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