Kamrowski v. Vestal Nursing Center

Spain, J. Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed October 27, 2004, which ruled that claimant had sufficiently established her degree of disability subsequent to September 5, 2002.

Claimant’s case for work-related bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome was established in April 2002. Multiple hearings ensued, during which time the employer and its workers’ compensation carrier contested various portions of claimant’s case, while claimant’s treating orthopedist, David Ellison, persistently opined that claimant was totally disabled and in need of surgery. Authorization for the…